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| {{*mp|Mar 17}} '''[[David Paterson]]''' is sworn in as the first [[African American|black]] [[List of Governors of New York|Governor]] of [[New York]] (and the fourth ever in the [[United States|U.S.]]) after [[Eliot Spitzer]] resigns amidst a [[Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal|prostitution scandal]].
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| {{*mp|Mar 17}} The wreckages of [[HMAS Sydney (1934)|HMAS ''Sydney'']] and the [[German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran|HSK ''Kormoran'']] are '''[[Search for HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran|located]]''' off the coast of [[Western Australia]] 66 years after their [[Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran|mutual destruction in battle]].
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| {{*mp|Mar 16}} The U.S. [[Federal Reserve]] takes unprecedented action to stem '''[[Subprime mortgage crisis#The Federal Reserve|panic on Wall Street]]''', including the provision of funding for [[JPMorgan Chase]]'s buyout of collapsing rival [[Bear Stearns]] ''(headquarters pictured)''.
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| {{*mp|Mar 14}} At least ten people are killed during '''[[2008 unrest in Tibet|protests]]''' in [[Tibet]] against the [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] government.
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| {{*mp|Mar 14}} '''[[Paulos Faraj Rahho|Mar Paulos Faraj Rahho]]''', the [[Chaldean Catholic Church|Chaldean Catholic]] [[Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul|archbishop]] of [[Mosul]] who was kidnapped in [[Iraq]] last month, is found murdered.
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| {{*mp|Mar 11}} [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'']] is '''[[STS-123|launched]]''' on an assembly mission to the [[International Space Station]] carrying the first [[Japan|Japanese]] [[Japanese Experiment Module|component]] and [[Canada]]'s [[Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator|Dextre]].
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