19 March, 1911 – The first International Women's Day observed by over 1 million people in several European countries

German socialists Clara Zetkin and Luise Zietz initiated the observance, which has now become an annual global celebratory event.

20 March, 1916 – Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity

The revolutionary theory describes the interdependency of matter on one hand and space and time on the other. It is one of the most influential theories in Physics.

21 March, 1970 – Earth Day celebrated for the first time

The first edition was only limited to some cities in the United States. Today, the International Earth Day is observed by about one billion people around the world.

22 March, 1997 – Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest female figure skating world champion

The American athlete won the 1997 World Figure Skating Champion-ships in Lausanne, Switzerland at the age of just 14 years and 10 months.

23 March, 1888 – The Football League meets for the first time

The league featuring teams from England and Wales was the world's oldest Association Football League. In 1992, its top 22 teams formed the Premier League.

24 March, 1965 – Millions watched the NASA spacecraft Ranger 9 crash into the Moon

The U.S. space probe broadcast live pictures back to the Earth, enabling the television viewers to follow its approach towards the Moon and then witness its controlled crash.

25 March, 1995 – WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, is launched

Today, Wikipedia is the world's most well-known and widely used wiki. The WikiWikiWeb is the first user-editable website. It was launched by Ward Cunningham to accompany the Portland Pattern Repository website discussing software design patterns.