How Many Days Until March 21?

This day in history: March 21

1. 1963

   The Federal Bureau of Prisons closed Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California.

2. 1968

   War of Attrition: The Battle of Karameh took place between the Israel Defense Forces and allied troops of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Jordanian Armed Forces.

3. 1980

   The American soap opera Dallas aired the episode "A House Divided", which led to eight months of international speculation on "Who shot J.R.?"

4. 1983

   In the West Bank, a number of Palestinian girls complained of breathing difficulties due to strange odors, leading to accusations of poison gas.

5. 2006

   A man smashed the statue of Phra Phrom at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, with a hammer, and was subsequently beaten to death by bystanders.

6. 2006

   Jack Dorsey sent the first message on the social-media network Twitter.

7. 2019

   A major explosion at a chemical plant in Yancheng, China, killed 78 people and injured 640 others.

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