On this day — March 18

killing at least 591 people, including children.

Twenty-four people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded.

causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.

Philippines kills 162 people.

ending war between the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

killing 48 people.

a nude sculpture by Gürdal Duyar in Istanbul, is torn down in the middle of the night.

killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.

used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.

Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.