MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · March 31
THE DAY IN HISTORY · MARCH 31
March 31 in history
1146 — Bernard preaches the cross
31 Mar 1146 — at Vézelay, Bernard of Clairvaux summons the Second Crusade before King Louis VII and a vast crowd. Two royal armies will march east; almost none of their men will come home.
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1936 — Maychew
31 Mar 1936 — Haile Selassie’s last army attacks the Italian line and is broken by artillery, air power and mustard gas — a weapon banned by conventions Italy had signed. The road to the capital is open.
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