March 10·Every year

National Napping Day

Falls the Monday after daylight saving springs forward. A Boston University professor invented it in 1999 to counteract the lost hour. Science backs the 20-minute power nap.

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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa International Airport due to a fault within the software of the plane, resulting in the deaths of all 157 people on board.

2026Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat recorded the second-highest scoring game in NBA history with 83 Points.
20242024 Portuguese legislative election: Elections are held in Portugal for all 230 seats in the Assembly of the Republic. The Partido Socialista loses its absolute majority to the Partido Social Democrata, winning 77 and 79 seats respectively.
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