Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 26
This is a list of selected March 26 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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March 26: Independence Day in Bangladesh (1971); Earth Hour (20:30 local time in various areas, 2011)
- 1830 – The Book of Mormon, the defining sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, was first published.
- 1953 – Jonas Salk (pictured) announced the successful test of his polio vaccine on a small group of adults and children.
- 1974 – A group of peasant women in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India, used their bodies to surround trees in order to prevent loggers from felling them, giving rise to the Chipko movement.
- 1979 – By signing the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, Egypt became the first Arab country to officially recognize Israel.
- 2010 – An explosion allegedly caused by a North Korean torpedo sank the South Korean warship ROKS Cheonan, killing 46 sailors.