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2019

Climate change strikes organized by schoolchildren are taking place around the world, inspired by the Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg.

2013

Justin Timberlake releases his third studio album, “The 20/20 Experience” (named Album of the Year for 2013 by Billboard).

2011

The Syrian Civil War begins.

1985

The very first domain name on the Internet is registered: symbolics.com.

1977

The sitcom “Three’s Company,” starring Jack Ritter, Suzanne Somers, and Joyce DeWitt, premieres on ABC.

1972

The film “The Godfather,” directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, premieres in New York. It will be named Best Picture at the 1973 Academy Awards.

1970

Expo ’70 opens in Osaka, Japan.

1964

Actors Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton marry in Montreal during a civil ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel.

1938

Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.

1917

Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia, abdicates and names his brother, Grand Duke Michael, as his successor.

1912

Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins.

1906

Britons Rolls, Royce, and Johnson found the company Rolls-Royce Ltd.

1827

The University of Toronto is founded.

1603

Samuel de Champlain sets sail aboard the ship Bonne Renommé. This is his first voyage to Canada.

It happened on… March 15

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