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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement . [ s 3] Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators at Washington Arsenal. 7 July 1865. Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C., United States. [ s 1] Portrait of Sir John Herschel.
10–24 October – Great Britain competes at the Olympics in Tokyo and wins 4 gold, 12 silver and 2 bronze medals. 15 October – 1964 United Kingdom general election. The Labour Party defeats the Conservatives and Harold Wilson becomes Prime Minister, having gained a majority of five seats.
The Cottingley Fairies appear in a series of five photographs taken by Elsie Wright (1901–1988) and Frances Griffiths (1907–1986), two young cousins who lived in Cottingley, near Bradford in England. In 1917, when the first two photographs were taken, Elsie was 16 years old and Frances was 9. The pictures came to the attention of writer Sir ...
Though the celebration in the West was low-key, events took place in more than 100 countries [74] on March 8, 2011, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. [75] In the United States, President Barack Obama proclaimed March 2011 to be " Women's History Month ", calling Americans to mark IWD by reflecting on "the ...
UK. England. Cambridgeshire. 52°33′04″N 0°05′17″E / . 52.551°N 0.088°E. / 52.551; 0.088. March is a Fenland market town and civil parish in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England. It was the county town of the Isle of Ely which was a separate administrative county from 1889 to 1965. The administrative centre of ...
Turnout is 58.7%, although less than 1% for Catholics. [5] This is the first referendum on regional government in the UK. IRA bombs explode in Whitehall and the Old Bailey in London. 10 March – The governor of Bermuda, Sir Richard Sharples, and his aide-de-camp are assassinated. [6] 17 March – Elizabeth II opens the replacement London ...
Events. 19 January – Manchester High School for Girls, the first girls' school to provide an academic education in northern England, is founded. 23 January – marriage of The Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, younger sister of Alexander III of Russia, in Saint Petersburg.
March 5. March 5 is the 64th day of the year (65th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 301 days remain until the end of the year.