March 7

1965

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday refers to the violent confrontation on March 7, 1965, at the Edmund Pettus Bridge where civil rights marchers met brutal resistance during their campaign for voting rights in Selma, Alabama. Read more

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Mar 9

1976 Cavalese Cable Car Crash

On March 9, 1976, a cable car carrying 43 people crashed near Cavalese, Italy, after a catastrophic mechanical failure, killing all aboard. The disaster prompted major reforms in cableway safety standards across Italy and internationally.

Mar 1

The 2014 Kunming Train Station Attack

On March 1, 2014, the Kunming Railway Station in Yunnan Province, China, became the scene of a violent mass knife attack attributed to Uyghur separatists, resulting in 31 deaths and over 140 injuries, and highlighting ethnic tensions in China.

Mar 11

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.

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