On this day

19 March in history.

5 moments from 1911 to 2008: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

1932

The Sydney Harbour Bridge opens. The great steel arch across Sydney Harbour opened, after eight years of building. Locals soon nicknamed it "the Coathanger".

Photo: Servite et contribuere / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

1911
The first International Women's Day
More than a million people in several European countries rallied for women's rights on the first International Women's Day.
Wikipedia: International Women's Day Wikipedia: Clara Zetkin
Photo: Karl Maria Stadler (1888 – nach 1943) / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1962
Bob Dylan's first album
Bob Dylan released his first record, mostly old folk and blues songs with just two of his own. Bigger things were to come.
Wikipedia: Bob Dylan (album)Wikipedia: Bob Dylan
Photo: Raph_PH / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
1979
C-SPAN goes on air
A new cable network began showing the US House of Representatives at work, so anyone could watch their government in action.
Wikipedia: C-SPAN
Photo: ajay_suresh / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
2008
A blast you could see by eye
A gamma-ray burst from halfway across the universe was briefly bright enough to see without a telescope, the most distant object ever seen with the naked eye.
Wikipedia: GRB 080319B
Photo: NASA/Swift/Stefan Immler, et al. / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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