March 20, 1995A gas attack by the Aum Shinri Kyo cult on Tokyos subways kills a dozen people. More than 5,500 others fall sick when packages containing the poison gas sarin leak on five separate subway trains. Masato Yokoyama, a cult leader, is sentenced to death in 1999.

March 21, 1968The Israeli Army attacks a PLO base in Jordan in response to attacks on northern Israel.

March 22, 1934Philippine independence is granted by the US and is guaranteed