March 5, 1953Russian Premier Joseph Stalin dies at age 73 after 29 years in power. After his death the Chechens are allowed to return home.

March 6, 1957The former British African colonies of the Gold Coast and Togoland become the independent state of Ghana.

March 7, 1936Adolf Hitler orders his troops to march into the Rhineland, thereby breaking the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact.

March 8, 1942The Japanese capture Rangoon, Burma, during