{"id":207856,"date":"2020-01-01T13:03:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/march-21\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:28:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:28:17","slug":"march-21","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/march-21\/","title":{"rendered":"March 21: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

March 21st is also known as Memory Day and Common Courtesy Day.

We’re now on the 80^{th day of the year, and have days left in 2025.}

This day in history has a dark side with thousands being executed due to discrimination, but it was also a great day for animals, literature and online social media.

Did you know that on this day in 1963, Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay closed its gates for good? The prison had operated for over 29 years.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about March 21^{st in history!\r\n\r\n}

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What memorable events happened on March 21 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2024\r\n\r\n
Reddit was listed for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
While the social media platform was listed at a share price of $34, by the end of its first day of trading it had increased by 48% to $47.\r\n\r\n
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2019\r\n\r\n
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke shared her experience of fighting for her life after suffering two brain aneurysms during filming.\r\n\r\n
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2019\r\n\r\n
A woman in Bangladesh gave birth to twins one month after giving birth previously.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
It turned out that the mother had two uteruses.\r\n\r\n
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2016\r\n\r\n
Aaron Carpenter swam with dolphins for the first time.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He tweeted saying, “I just rode a dolphin!!!!”\r\n\r\n
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2013\r\n\r\n
Europe’s Planck spacecraft found evidence that our universe is 13.8 billion years old.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2013\r\n\r\n
The world’s largest postage stamp was released.\r\n\r\n
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The Mother of Emirates postage stamp entered the Guinness World Records after measuring 1.36 x 1.77 meters.\r\n\r\n
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2006\r\n\r\n
The first-ever Tweet was published on Twitter.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, wrote the first tweet. His first message was posted at 09:50 on this day and said, “just setting up my twttr.”\r\n\r\n
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1990\r\n\r\n
After seventy-five years of South African rule, Namibia finally gained its independence.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1984\r\n\r\n
Central Park designated a section of its grounds as “Strawberry Fields” to commemorate John Lennon, who was shot dead in his nearby residence.\r\n\r\n
$OTD in 1984: Central Park designated a section of its grounds as \"Strawberry Fields\" to commemorate John Lennon$ \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1970\r\n\r\n
The inaugural San Diego Comic-Con comic book convention took place.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The convention’s name at its founding was the Golden State Comic Book Convention. The three-day event took place in the basement of the US Grant Hotel and was attended by 300 people.\r\n\r\n
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1963\r\n\r\n
Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay closed its gates for good.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The choice came after 20 years of concerns about the costs to keep the prison running and how prisoners were treated.\r\n\r\n
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1962\r\n\r\n
Glen Bell opened the very first Taco Bell restaurant, in Downey, California.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1860\r\n\r\n
English Novelist George Eliot completed her famous book called “The Mill on the Floss.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1859\r\n\r\n
The First Zoological Society in the US was formed in Philadelphia.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1349\r\n\r\n
Between 100 and 3000 Jews were killed in riots in The Erfurt Massacre in the town of Erfurt, Germany.\r\n\r\n
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Jews were often blamed for Europe’s Black Death, and many Jews set fire to their own homes, opting to die in the flames rather than being lynched by mobs.\r\n\r\n
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Famous Births\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Sonequa Martin-Green? See what other famous people were born on this day.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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