Suicide bombings are carried out by the Islamic State (IS) on March 22, 2016 in Brussels, Thirty-two people were killed and more than 300 were injure with 3 perpetrators also dying .
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A terrorist attack near the UK Parliament in London on March 22, 2017, leaves five people dead, including the attacker and a police officer. after Khalid Masood, 52, drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge.
Students worldwide participate in the "March for Our Lives" on March 24, 2018 in support of stricter gun control laws in the United States.
A terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15, 2019, results in 51 deaths and dozens of injuries.
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered his report on the Russian interference Investigation in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, to Attorney General, William Barr on March 22, 2019. The report stated, that “while this report does not conclude that the President [Donald Trump] committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”
The World Health Organization declares on March 11, 2020, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) a global pandemic and a health emergency due to its rapid spread worldwide.
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, due to COVID-19 health concerns is announced on March 24, 2020. The games were held on 2021.
North Macedonia officially becomes the 30th member of NATO on March 27, 2020. This took place after the 2018 Prespa agreement ended a long-standing dispute with Greece, paving the way for membership.
A gunman attacks massage parlors in the Atlanta area on March 16, 2021, killing eight people, including six Asian women.