1909, 23 March
Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kirmit depart New York on a 'scientific' expedition to Africa sponsored by the Smithsonian. (Over the course of a single year the Roosevelts shoot over 1,100 specimens.)
1943, 23 March - World War II: North Africa
General Patton's First Armored division defeats the German 10th Panzer division at El Guettar, Tunisia.
