Editing March 23 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1775]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Patrick Henry]] delivers his speech &ndash; "[[Give me liberty or give me death!]]" &ndash; at [[St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia]].
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[Tsar]] [[Paul I of Russia]] is struck with a sword, then [[strangle]]d, and finally trampled to death inside his bedroom at [[St. Michael's Castle]].
*[[1806]] &ndash; After traveling through the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers [[Lewis and Clark]] and their [[Corps of Discovery]] begin their arduous journey home.
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[Greek War of Independence]]: Battle and fall of city of [[Kalamata]].
*[[1839]] &ndash; A [[1839 Ava earthquake|massive earthquake]] destroys the former capital [[Inwa]] of the [[Konbaung dynasty]], present-day [[Myanmar]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|date=2003|title=Some Documents of Tharrawaddy's Reign: 1837-1846, Part I|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxpbmRpYXF1YWtlMnxneDozYjAzYWY4ZDNmYzAzNGY0|journal=SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research|volume=1}}</ref>
*[[1848]] &ndash; The ship ''[[John Wickliffe (ship)|John Wickliffe]]'' arrives at [[Port Chalmers]] carrying the first Scottish settlers for [[Dunedin]], New Zealand. [[Otago]] province is founded.
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Elisha Otis]]'s first [[elevator]] is installed at 488 [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] New York City.
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[First Battle of Kernstown]], Virginia, marks the start of [[Stonewall Jackson]]'s [[Jackson's Valley Campaign|Valley Campaign]]. Although a Confederate defeat, the engagement distracts Federal efforts to capture Richmond.
*[[1868]] &ndash; The [[University of California]] is founded in [[Oakland, California]] when the [[Organic Act]] is signed into law.
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[War of the Pacific]]: The [[Battle of Topáter]], the first battle of the war is fought between [[Chile]] and the joint forces of [[Bolivia]] and [[Peru]].
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Sino-French War]]: Chinese victory in the [[Battle of Phu Lam Tao]] near Hưng Hóa, northern [[Vietnam]].
*[[1888]] &ndash; In England, [[English Football League|The Football League]], the world's oldest professional [[association football]] league, meets for the first time.
*[[1889]] &ndash; The [[Ahmadiyya]] Muslim Community is established by [[Mirza Ghulam Ahmad]] in [[Qadian|Qadian, British India]].