This week in history
March 6th.
Nothing landed on March 6 exactly, but 24 stories fall within the surrounding week and month.
The surrounding week
6 stories within seven days of 6 March
March 10, 2000Wikipedia · "Dot-com bubble"Dotcom Bubble BurstsUnited States
March 11, 2011Wikipedia · "Fukushima nuclear accident"Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear DisasterJapan
March 11, 2004Wikipedia · "2004 Madrid train bombings"2004 Madrid Train BombingsSpain
March 13, 1954Wikipedia · "Battle of Dien Bien Phu"Battle of Dien Bien PhuVietnam
March 13, 1938Wikipedia · "Germany"Germany Annexes AustriaGermany
March 13, 1932Wikipedia · "1932 German presidential election"1933 German Presidential ElectionGermany
Elsewhere in March
10 stories
March 15, 1991Norbert Braun on UnsplashGerman Reunification Treaty SignedGermany
March 17, 1948Wikipedia · "Treaty of Brussels"Treaty of Brussels: NATO PrecursorBelgium
March 18, 1839Wikipedia · "First Opium War"First Opium War beginsChina
March 20, 1815"Napoleon I" by tonynetone is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.Napoleon's Escape from ElbaFrance
March 21, 1960Wikipedia · "Sharpeville massacre"Sharpeville MassacreSouth Africa
March 24, 1999Wikipedia · "NATO bombing of Yugoslavia"NATO Bombing of YugoslaviaYugoslaviaMarch 24, 1951Wikipedia · "Festival of Britain"Festival of BritainUnited Kingdom
March 25, 1911Wikipedia · "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire"Triangle Shirtwaist Factory FireUnited States
Also in March
2 stories we can place in March, but not on a day