On This Day in History March 26, 2020

Historical Events 1027  Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II Holy Roman Emperor, founder of the Salian dynasty 1812  Earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale destroys 90% of Caracas, Venezuela and kills an estimated 15,000–20,000 people 1871  Municipal elections bring revolutionaries to power in Paris to form Commune government 1909  In support of Mohammed Ali Shah's coup d'etat against the constitutional government in Persia, a Russian military force invades northern Persia to relieve the siege of Tabriz 1942  First "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz & Birkenau concentration camps 1953  Dr Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio 1966  Large-scale anti-Vietnam War protests take place in the United States, including in New York, Washington D.C. and Chicago 1971  Bangladesh (East Pakistan) under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares its independence from Pakistan More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Leonard Nimoy (1931 - 2015) Robert Frost (1874 - 1963) Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983) William Westmoreland (1914 - 2005) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) More Famous Deaths