{"id":88573,"date":"2017-03-20T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=88573"},"modified":"2017-03-13T15:18:46","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T15:18:46","slug":"this-week-in-history-120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/03\/this-week-in-history-120\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mar 20-26<\/em><\/p>\n

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/a> – Confucius<\/em><\/p>\n

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MARCH 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

2015\u00a0 <\/strong>A Solar eclipse<\/a>, equinox<\/a>, and a Supermoon<\/a> all occur on the same day.<\/p>\n

2014\u00a0 <\/strong>Four suspected Taliban<\/a> members attack<\/a> the luxurious Kabul Serena Hotel<\/a>, killing at least nine people.<\/p>\n

2012\u00a0 <\/strong>At least 52 people are killed and more than 250 injured in a wave of terror attacks<\/a> across ten cities in Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2006\u00a0 <\/strong>Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad<\/a> by members of the rebel UFDC<\/a>. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president<\/a> Idriss D\u00e9by<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2003\u00a0 <\/strong>Invasion of Iraq<\/a>: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Iraq War:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n