On this day — March 15

Albania, killing 26 people.

granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses.

a Sud Aviation Caravelle, catches fire following a landing gear collapse at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran.

Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells the U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.

South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect.