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Events

March 3 - A U.S. Air Force Materials Command C-23 Sherpa transport crashes during stormy weather in the U.S. state of Georgia, killing 21.
March 4 - A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring 11 people. The attack was attributed to the Real IRA.
March 5 - In Mecca, 35 Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
March 7 - The SpongeBob SquarePants You Wish TV special airs on Nickelodeon. Also,The episode of Dragonball Z called The Doomsday Broadcast was almost banned by the government,and that episode had 48 million viewers.
March 9 - Armin Meiwes kills Bernd-Jurgen Brandes after putting up an advertisement searching for someone to be willfully slaughtered. This is one of the most controversial cases in Germany in modern history.
March 23 - The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.
March 23 - The World Wrestling Federation purchases rival organization World Championship Wrestling for an estimated $7 million.
March 24 - Apple Computer releases Mac OS X version 10.0.
March 29 - A chartered Gulfstream III jet crashes into a hillside during approach into Aspen, Colorado, killing 18 people.
March 31 - Invader Zim premieres.
March 31 - Universal Studios Japan theme park opened water front erea of Osaka, Japan.

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