1279-A Mongolian victory at the naval Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China
1644-200 members of Peking imperial family and court commit suicide in loyalty to the Emperor
1863-Confederate cruiser SS Georgiana destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, and medicines then valued over $1,000,000. Wreck discovered exactly 102 years later by teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence.
1920-U.S. Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time, refusing to ratify the League of Nations' covenant and maintains a policy of isolation
1932-The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened in Sydney, Australia
1947-Chinese Nationalist General Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jinan
1982-Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the U.K.
2002-U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda ends (started on March 2) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities
2003-Airstrikes by an American and British-led coalition signal the beginning of the Invasion of Iraq, without United Nations support and in defiance of world opinion
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