Today's selected anniversaries: 29th March 2024

Today's selected anniversaries: 29th March 2024

1882:

The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, was founded by Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Columbus

1974:

NASA's Mariner 10 became the first space probe to make a flyby of Mercury.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_10

1999:

The Chamoli earthquake, one of the strongest to hit the foothills of the Himalayas in more than 90 years, killed at least 100 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Chamoli_earthquake

2014:

The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales took place following the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_Kingdom

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