How Many Days Until March 15?

This day in history: March 15

1. 1943

   World War II: German forces recaptured Kharkov after four days of house-to-house fighting against Soviet troops, ending the month-long Third Battle of Kharkov.

2. 1943

   The deportation of 50,000 Jews from the Greek city of Thessaloniki began.

3. 1951

   The Iranian oil industry was nationalized in a movement led by Mohammad Mosaddegh.

4. 1956

   The musical My Fair Lady, based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, debuted at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City.

5. 1960

   Students from the Atlanta University Center, inspired by similar actions in Greensboro, North Carolina, began occupying lunch counters in Atlanta, Georgia.

6. 1974

   Transvestism and Transsexualism in Modern Society, the UK's first trans-rights conference, opened with an evening reception in Leeds.

7. 1990

   Iraqi authorities hanged Iranian freelance reporter Farzad Bazoft on charges of spying for Israel.

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