The Ides of March is forever marked by the assassination of Julius Caesar, but the date holds many other turning points.
Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate by a group of conspirators led by Brutus and Cassius. The assassination plunged Rome into civil war and ultimately led to the end of the Roman Republic.
Christopher Columbus arrived back in Spain after his first voyage to the Americas. His report of discovering new lands prompted Spain to rapidly organize further expeditions.
Andrew Jackson was born in the Waxhaws region on the border of North and South Carolina. He would become a military hero and the 7th President of the United States.
Maine was admitted to the Union as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise. Its admission balanced Missouri's entry as a slave state, temporarily easing sectional tensions.
President Wilson ordered General John Pershing to lead a punitive expedition into Mexico to capture Pancho Villa. The expedition failed to capture Villa but served as a training ground for World War I.
Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the Russian throne amid the February Revolution. His abdication ended over 300 years of Romanov rule and led to the establishment of a provisional government.
Anti-government protests erupted in Deraa, Syria, demanding democratic reforms. The brutal government crackdown escalated into a devastating civil war that has displaced millions.