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2020

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau close the Canada-U.S. border—the longest in the world—to all nonessential travel due to COVID-19.

2014

Russia annexes Crimea, which was previously part of Ukraine, by signing the Treaty of Accession.

1995

Michael Jordan announces that he is coming out of his 17-month retirement from the NBA.

1990

The first free elections are held in East Germany.

1965

Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov steps outside the Voskhod 2 spacecraft for 12 minutes, becoming the first human to take a spacewalk.

1949

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is ratified.

1945

Maurice “Rocket” Richard becomes the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season.

1931

The very first electric razor, made by Schick, goes on sale.

1922

The British courts in India sentence Mahatma Gandhi to six years in prison for civil disobedience.

1902

Italian tenor Enrico Caruso becomes the first singer to be recorded.

1892

Lord Stanley presents the silver hockey cup, now known as the Stanley Cup.

1881

The Barnum & Bailey Circus, known as “the greatest show on earth,” makes its debut at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It will cease operations in 2017 after 147 years.

1662

The very first bus service is launched in Paris thanks to Blaise Pascal. This service, known as the “Carrosses à cinq sols,” operated until 1675.

It happened on… March 18

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