March 4

In the early hours of March 26, 2024, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was struck by the Singapore-flagged container ship MV Dali after the vessel lost power. The resulting collision caused a catastrophic collapse, plunging vehicles and construction workers into the Patapsco River, halting port operations, and triggering a widespread investigation and massive recovery effort.

On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger jets—flights operated by KLM and Pan Am—collided on a fog-shrouded runway at Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife. With 583 lives lost, it remains the deadliest aviation disaster in history. The crash, set against a backdrop of crowded ramps, miscommunications, and a chilling lack of visibility, transformed the way the world thinks about cockpit protocol, air traffic control, and the fragile choreography of flight.

On March 31, 1995, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez—a beloved Tejano singer and cultural icon—was fatally shot by her former fan club president, Yolanda Saldívar, at a Corpus Christi motel. Selena’s death shocked millions of fans, devastated the Mexican-American community, and left lasting impacts on music and celebrity culture.