March 23, 2026

This Day In History

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532 CE

The Nika riots erupted in Constantinople during Emperor Justinian I’s reign.

1568

William of Orange declared war on Spain, marking the start of the Eighty Years’ War.

1635

The Boston Latin School, the first public school in the United States, was established.

1898

Émile Zola published his landmark open letter “J’Accuse…!” defending Alfred Dreyfus in France.

1910

The United States conducted its first public radio broadcast.

1935

Birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the renowned American civil rights leader, in Atlanta, Georgia.

1968

Johnny Cash gave his iconic performance at Folsom Prison, California.

1990

Douglas Wilder was inaugurated as the first African American governor in the U.S., in Virginia.

2012

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, resulting in over 70 fatalities.

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