On this day

15 March in history.

5 moments from 1877 to 2019: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

Panorama of the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the national anthem prior to the AFL Grand Final on 30 September 2017 in Melbourne, Victoria

1877

The first Test cricket match. Australia and England met at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in what is counted as the first official Test match. Australia won.

Wikipedia: Test cricket

Photo: Flickerd / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

More from 15 March

  1. Rowing team captains Joris and England shake hands at the inaugural Oxford v. Cambridge Women's Boat Race in 1927

    1927

    The first Women's Boat Race

    Rowers from Oxford and Cambridge raced each other for the first time. Oxford won.

    Wikipedia: Women's Boat Race

    Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  2. Sing-Song Girl Red Peony booklet

    1931

    China's first sound films

    Sing-Song Girl Red Peony, one of the first Chinese films with sound, opened in Shanghai.

    Wikipedia: Sing-Song Girl Red Peony

    Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  3. Julie Andrews

    1956

    My Fair Lady opens on Broadway

    The musical about a flower seller and a fussy professor of speech opened in New York and ran for more than six years.

    Wikipedia: My Fair Lady

    Photo: Eva Rinaldi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  4. Fridays for Future

    2019

    Young people strike for the climate

    Over a million students in more than 120 countries left school for the day to call for action on climate change.

    Wikipedia: Fridays for FutureWikipedia: Fridays for Future

    Photo: PJ Geest (new colour scheme introduced by Bilorv ) This W3C-unspecified vector image wa… / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.