On This Day: March 1st

Thirty-five people are killed and 143 injured in a mass stabbing at Kunming Railway Station in China.

The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections; as a result ten people are killed.

Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20 people, including eight at Enterprise High School.

English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.

In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of any crime is unconstitutional.

Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service moves to the United States Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.

The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800 km (500 mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.

Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-109 to service the Hubble Space Telescope.

Titanic becomes the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.