March 26: Independence Day in Bangladesh (1971)
"The Gerry-Mander"
- 1169 – Saladin was inaugurated as Emir of Egypt.
- 1812 – The Boston Gazette printed a cartoon (pictured) coining the term "gerrymander", named after Governor Elbridge Gerry's approval of legislation that created oddly shaped electoral districts.
- 1917 – First World War: Attempting to advance into Palestine, the British were defeated by Ottoman troops at the First Battle of Gaza.
- 1974 – A group of peasant women in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India, used their bodies to surround trees in order to prevent loggers from felling them, giving rise to the Chipko movement.
- 2010 – An explosion allegedly caused by a North Korean torpedo sank the South Korean warship ROKS Cheonan, killing 46 sailors.
'Adud al-Dawla (d. 983) · Sarah Bernhardt (d. 1923) · Richard Dawkins (b. 1941)
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