Editing March 1 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; The [[Australian Army]] is formed.
*[[1910]] &ndash; The deadliest [[Wellington, Washington#1910 avalanche|avalanche]] in United States history buries a [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] train in northeastern [[King County, Washington]], killing 96 people.
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Republic of China (1912–49)|China]] joins the [[Universal Postal Union]].
*[[1917]] &ndash; The [[Zimmermann Telegram]] is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]] releases its [[plaintext|unencrypted text]].
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[March 1st Movement]] begins in [[Korea under Japanese rule]].
*[[1921]] &ndash; The [[Australia national cricket team|Australian cricket team]] captained by [[Warwick Armstrong]] becomes the first team to complete a [[whitewash (sport)|whitewash]] of [[The Ashes]], something that would not be repeated for 86 years.
*  1921   &ndash; Following mass protests in [[Petrograd]] demanding greater freedom in the [[RSFSR]], the [[Kronstadt rebellion]] begins, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the [[Bolsheviks]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Avrich|first=Paul|title=[[Kronstadt, 1921]]|page=76|date=1970|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=0-691-08721-0}}</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; Aviator [[Charles Lindbergh]]'s 20-month-old son [[Lindbergh kidnapping|Charles Jr is kidnapped]] from his home in [[East Amwell Township, New Jersey|East Amwell]], New Jersey. His body would not be found until May 12.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lindbergh Kidnapping|url=https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Federal Bureau of Investigation|language=en-us}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; An [[Imperial Japanese Army]] ammunition dump explodes at [[Hirakata, Osaka]], Japan, killing 94.
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Bulgaria]] signs the [[Tripartite Pact]], allying itself with the [[Axis powers]].
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] forces land on [[Java]], the main island of the [[Dutch East Indies]], at [[Port of Merak|Merak]] and [[Banten Bay]] ([[Banten]]), Eretan Wetan ([[Indramayu]]) and Kragan ([[Rembang Regency|Rembang]]).
*[[1946]] &ndash; The [[Bank of England]] is nationalised.
*[[1947]] &ndash; The [[International Monetary Fund]] begins financial operations.
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: [[Klaus Fuchs]] is convicted of spying for the [[Soviet Union]] by disclosing top secret [[atomic bomb]] data.
*[[1953]] &ndash; Soviet Premier [[Joseph Stalin]] suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Nuclear weapons testing]]: The [[Castle Bravo]], a 15-[[TNT equivalent|megaton]] [[hydrogen bomb]], is detonated on [[Bikini Atoll]] in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst [[radioactive contamination]] ever caused by the United States.
*  1954   &ndash; [[Independence movement in Puerto Rico|Armed Puerto Rican nationalists]] attack the [[United States Capitol]] building, [[1954 United States Capitol shooting|injuring five Representatives]].
*[[1956]] &ndash; The [[International Air Transport Association]] finalizes a draft of the [[Radiotelephony spelling alphabet]] for the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]].
*  1956   &ndash; Formation of the [[East Germany|East German]] [[National People's Army|Nationale Volksarmee]].
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Samuel Stritch|Samuel Alphonsus Stritch]] is appointed [[Pro-Prefect]] of the [[Propagation of Faith]] and thus becomes the first U.S. member of the [[Roman Curia]].
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Uganda]] becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[American Airlines Flight 1 (1962)|American Airlines Flight 1]] crashes into [[Jamaica Bay]] in [[New York (state)|New York]], killing 95.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-123B N7506A Jamaica Bay, NY |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620301-0 |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Villarrica (volcano)|Villarrica Volcano]] begins a [[strombolian eruption]] causing [[lahar]]s that destroy half of the town of [[Coñaripe]].
*1964   &ndash; [[Paradise Airlines Flight 901A]] crashes near [[Lake Tahoe]], Nevada, killing 85.<ref name="asn">{{cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-049 Constellation N86504 Lake Tahoe Airport, CA (TVL) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19640301-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610050316/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19640301-1 |archive-date=June 10, 2019 |access-date=May 28, 2019 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Venera 3]] [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[space probe]] crashes on [[Venus]] becoming the first [[spacecraft]] to land on another [[planet]]'s surface.
*  1966   &ndash; The [[Ba'ath Party]] takes power in [[Syria]].
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[President of Pakistan]] [[Yahya Khan]] indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in [[East Pakistan]].
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Black September (group)|Black September]] storms the [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] embassy in [[Khartoum]], [[Sudan]], resulting in the [[Attack on the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum|assassination of three Western hostages]].
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Watergate scandal]]: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] member [[Bobby Sands]] begins his [[1981 Irish hunger strike|hunger strike]] in [[HM Prison Maze]].
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Steve Jackson Games]] is raided by the [[United States Secret Service]], prompting the later formation of the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]].
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[1991 Iraqi uprisings|Uprisings]] against [[Saddam Hussein]] begin in Iraq, leading to the deaths of more than 25,000 people, mostly civilians.
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] declares its independence from [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]].
*[[1998]] &ndash; ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' became the first film to gross over [[List of highest-grossing films|$1 billion worldwide]].
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|U.S. invasion of Afghanistan]]: [[Operation Anaconda]] begins in eastern [[Afghanistan]].
*  2002   &ndash; The [[Envisat]] [[environmental satellite]] successfully launches aboard an [[Ariane 5#List of launches|Ariane 5 rocket]] to reach an orbit of {{convert|800|km|mi|sp=us|abbr=on}} above the Earth, which was the then-largest [[payload (air and space craft)|payload]] at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/e/envisat|title=EnviSat (Environmental Satellite)|website=eoPortal|access-date=2020-03-02|archive-date=2020-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731003313/https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/e/envisat|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  2002   &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] is launched on [[STS-109]] to service the [[Hubble Space Telescope]].<ref name="ksc1">{{cite web |title=Mission STS-109 |url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-109/mission-sts-109.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318104517/https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-109/mission-sts-109.html |archive-date=18 March 2017 |access-date=1 March 2009 |publisher=NASA}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; Management of the [[United States Customs Service]] and the [[United States Secret Service]] move to the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]].
*[[2005]] &ndash; In ''[[Roper v. Simmons]]'', the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of any crime is unconstitutional.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greenhouse |first=Linda |date=2005-03-02 |title=Supreme Court, 5-4, Forbids Execution in Juvenile Crime |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/02/politics/supreme-court-54-forbids-execution-in-juvenile-crime.html |access-date=2023-02-28 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; English-language [[Wikipedia]] reaches its one millionth article, [[Jordanhill railway station]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Simon |first=Matt |date=1 March 2012 |title=March 1, 2006: English Wikipedia's Millionth Entry Pulls Into the Station |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/03/march-1-2006-english-wikipedias-millionth-entry-pulls-into-the-station/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Tornado]]es [[February–March 2007 tornado outbreak sequence|break out across the southern United States]], killing at least 20 people, including eight at [[Enterprise High School (Alabama)|Enterprise High School]].
*[[2008]] &ndash; The [[Police of Armenia|Armenian police]] clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against [[2008 Armenian presidential election|allegedly fraudulent presidential elections]], as a result ten people are killed.
*[[2014]] &ndash; Thirty-five people are killed and 143 injured in a [[2014 Kunming attack|mass stabbing]] at [[Kunming Railway Station]] in China.