March 13, Discovery of Pluto, the 9th planet in the Solar System

Today in History: 

1930- Discovery of Pluto, the 9th planet in the Solar System.

1938- Germany annexes Austria to its territories after one day of occupying it.

1948- Japanese inventor Soichiro Honda establishes Honda Motor Company.

1988-Japan Inaugurates the longest tunnel in the world under the sea, connecting Honshu and Hokkaido islands.

 Born today:

1941-Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. 

 Passed away:

1901-Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd US president.

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