20130326 - this day

2015	Shiite militia forces in Iraq boycott the fight against ISIS in Tikrit to protest U.S. airstrikes; the U.S. was responding to a request from the Iraqi government, but militias are concerned that the U.S. will receive credit for their work to date
2014	Beijing issues air pollution warnings, advising limited outdoor activity as particulate concentration (PM 2.5) measures 309, over 12 times the World Health Organization standard
2014	A second dwarf planet is discovered between the Oort cloud and the Kuiper belt, an area previously considered a no-man's land; the planet, 2012 VP-113, measures about 280 miles across; the first, Sedna, about 600 miles across, was discovered in 2003
2013	David Milliband announces plans to resign as Britain's Foreign Secretary and move to U.S. state of New York to head the International Rescue Committee
2013	Days after a new U.S.-South Korea military pact, North Korea issues new threats to strike targets in Hawaii, Guam, South Korea and the U.S. mainland
2012	London-based Tullow Oil discovers oil in Kenya
2012	Following a landslide victory, Campbell Newman is sworn in as Australia's new Premier of Queensland
2011	Tokyo reports that levels of radiation in its water supply have returned to normal
2011	In London, England, hundreds of thousands march in Trafalgar Square to protest government budget cuts
2010	Iran calls upon Muslims around the world to act in protest in response to Israel's plans to build in East Jerusalem
2006	Smoking is banned in restaurants and bars in Scotland
2000	72nd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, American Beauty wins Best Picture, Kevin Spacey and Hilary Swank win lead acting awards