Today in history 21
Here are some historical events that occurred on March 21st:
1865: The Battle of Bentonville, the final battle of the American Civil War, takes place in North Carolina.
1918: The United States begins to draft men into the military to fight in World War I.
1933: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national bank holiday to close all banks in the United States and prevent widespread bank failures.
1945: The Soviet Union captures the German city of Danzig, which is now part of Poland.
1960: The United States launches the Explorer 9 satellite, which is designed to study the Earth's radiation belts.
1980: The United States boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia, in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.
1995: The Oklahoma City bombing occurs, killing 168 people and injuring hundreds more.
2005: The United States begins to withdraw its troops from Iraq, marking the beginning of the end of the Iraq War.
2013: The United States begins to implement the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which aims to provide health insurance to millions of Americans.
These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on March 21st.