March 25, 1921

During Vienna's efforts to expel the Galician Jews, three bombs explode outside houses of Jewish notables. The police refuse to investigate the crimes, stating that "The Jews themselves placed the bombs in order to attract foreign attention."

50 years ago

March 15, 1946

A Hamburg trial reveals that the Nazis extracted 17 tons of gold from the teeth of some 4,000,000 people, mostly Jews, who were gassed at Auschwitz.

25 years ago

March 26, 1971

In New York, the Union of Orthodox Rabbis declares abortion, even when regulated by the state, "to be a flagrant violation of the basic and fundamental religious and ethical principles."

10 years ago

March 28, 1986

The Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Air Force can arbitrarily bar officers from wearing yarmulkes.