25th March

1947

Elton John is born.

24th March

1874

Harry Houdini is born.

23rd March

1933

The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.

22nd March

1960

Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser.

21st March

1685

German composer Johann Sebastian Bach is born.

20th March

1852

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.

19th March

1918

The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.