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— March 21630
Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem.
1844
The Baháʼí calendar begins. This is the first day of the first year of the Baháʼí calendar. It is annually celebrated by members of the Baháʼí Faith as the Baháʼí New Year or Náw-Rúz.
1935
Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran.
1965
Martin Luther King Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
1970
San Diego Comic-Con, the largest pop and culture festival in the world, hosts its inaugural event.
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