This Day in History: March 14th

Here are 10 historical events that took place on March 14th, listed in chronological order:

1. 44 BC: Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of Roman senators, including Brutus and Cassius, leading to the end of the Roman Republic.
2. 1590: Battle of Ivry: King Henry IV of France defeats the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion.
3. 1757: Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War, an event that led to the phrase “pour encourager les autres.”
4. 1794: Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin, revolutionizing cotton production in the southern United States and increasing the demand for slave labor.
5. 1885: Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera “The Mikado” receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
6. 1900: The Gold Standard Act is ratified, establishing gold as the sole standard for redeeming paper currency in the United States.
7. 1915: World War I: The Allies abandon the Gallipoli campaign, ending a disastrous military campaign that resulted in heavy casualties for both sides.
8. 1923: President Warren G. Harding becomes the first U.S. president to file an income tax return.
9. 1939: Slovakia declares independence under German pressure, becoming a client state of Nazi Germany during World War II.
10. 2004: The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants.

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