-44BCE
Death
Julius Caesar Assassinated
Roman dictator Julius Caesar is stabbed to death by a group of Roman senators led by Brutus and Cassius on the Ides of March.
Daily Chronicle
March 15
4 Historical Records
1767CE
Birth
Andrew Jackson Born
Andrew Jackson was an American lawyer, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States. He is known for expanding presidential power and championing the populist movement known as Jacksonian democracy.
1892CE
Invention
Escalator Patented
Jesse W. Reno patents the first working escalator, originally designed as an amusement park ride at Coney Island before becoming a transit staple.
1917CE
Politics
Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates
Following the February Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne, effectively ending the centuries-old Romanov dynasty.