March 1

Events

Pre-1600

*509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia.
* 293 – Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy, known as the ''Quattuor Principes Mundi'' ("Four Rulers of the World").
* 350 – Vetranio proclaims himself Caesar after being encouraged to do so by Constantina, sister of Constantius II.
* 834 – Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Frankish Empire.
*1476 – Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro.
*1562 – Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.

1601–1900

*1628 – Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date.
*1633 – Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu.
* 1692 – Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.
*1781 – The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States.;
*1796 – The Dutch East India Company is nationalized by the Batavian Republic.
*1805 – Justice Samuel Chase is acquitted at the end of his impeachment trial by the U.S. Senate.
*1811 – Leaders of the Mamluk dynasty are killed by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali.
*1815 – Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba.
*1836 – A convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico.
*1845 – United States President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.
* 1867 – Nebraska is admitted as the 37th U.S. state.
*1870 – Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
*1871 – The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
*1872 – Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
*1893 – Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla in St. Louis, Missouri.
*1896 – Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
* 1896 – Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.

1901–present

*1901 – The Australian Army is formed.
*1910 – The deadliest avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern King County, Washington, killing 96 people.
*1914 – China joins the Universal Postal Union.
*1917 – The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
*1919 – March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.
*1921 – The Australian cricket team captained by Warwick Armstrong becomes the first team to complete a whitewash of The Ashes, something that would not be repeated for 86 years.
* 1921 – 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.
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