March 11
2023
Pinlaung Massacre
On March 11, 2023, Myanmar military forces and allied militia killed at least 22 civilians, including Buddhist monks, at the Nan Nein village monastery in Pinlaung Township, Shan State. The atrocity, part of Myanmar’s escalating post-coup conflict, drew international condemnation and stands as one of the conflict’s most notorious civilian massacres. Read more
2012
The Kandahar Massacre
On March 11, 2012, in southern Afghanistan’s Panjwayi District, US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales left his outpost twice during the night and murdered 16 Afghan villagers, including nine children, in the rural villages of Alkozai and Najiban. The massacre shocked both Afghanistan and the world, fueling outrage, upending fragile relations, and forcing reckonings about war, trauma, and military oversight. Read more
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Mar 12
2014 East Harlem Gas Explosion
On March 12, 2014, a deadly natural gas explosion destroyed two apartment buildings on Park Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring dozens. The disaster exposed the vulnerability of New York City's aging gas infrastructure and led to major reforms in utility oversight, pipeline replacement, and emergency response.
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Mar 25
Capitol Hill massacre
On March 25, 2006, Kyle Aaron Huff opened fire at a house party in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, killing six and injuring two before taking his own life. The massacre shook Seattle’s alternative arts community and reignited debates about gun access, mental health, and public safety.
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Mar 10
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Crash
On March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, operating a Boeing 737 MAX 8, crashed near Bishoftu, Ethiopia, just six minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. This disaster followed another 737 MAX crash less than five months prior and triggered a worldwide grounding of the aircraft, a global reckoning over aviation safety, and widespread scrutiny of Boeing and aviation regulators.
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