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{{*mp|March 31}} The completion of construction of the '''[[National Ignition Facility]]''' ''(target chamber pictured)'', a [[laser]]-based [[inertial confinement fusion]] research device at the [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]], [[California]], is announced. |
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{{*mp|March ?}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]'s [[Taoiseach]], [[Brian Cowen]] ''(pictured, clothed)'' is seen '''[[Brian Cowen nude portraits controversy|publicly naked]]''' in [[Dublin]], following months of [[2008–2009 Irish financial crisis|economic uncertainty]]. |
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{{*mp|March 30}} The [[Pakistan Rangers]] and [[Elite Police]] '''[[2009 Lahore police academy attacks|retake a police academy]]''' in [[Lahore]] which had been seized by gunmen. |
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{{*mp|March 29}} [[Coalition for a European Montenegro]] wins an absolute majority in the '''[[Montenegrin parliamentary election, 2009|parliamentary election]]''', securing [[Milo Đukanović]] a sixth term as the [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|Prime Minister]] of [[Montenegro]]. |
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{{*mp|March ?}} [[Germany|German]] scientists unearth a '''[[2009 extinct fossil octopus discoveries|row of suckers]]''' belonging to an ancient order. |
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{{*mp|March 29}} Researchers from the [[University of Toronto]] report the discovery of '''[[GhostNet]]''', a [[People's Republic of China|China]]-based [[Computer surveillance|electronic spying operation]] which has infiltrated at least 1,295 computers in 103 countries. |
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{{*mp|March ?}} A revolutionary new '''[[Computer tan hoax|online tanning service]]''' receives one million hits within two months of being established. |
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{{*mp|March 29}} In a '''[[Mahoran status referendum, 2009|referendum]]''', [[Mayotte]] chooses to become an [[overseas department]] of [[France]]. |
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{{*mp|March ?}} '''[[Henry Allingham]]''' of the [[United Kingdom]] credits [[cigarette]]s, [[whisky]] and wild, wild [[women]] for his seemingly [[List of British supercentenarians|impossible longevity]]. |
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{{*mp|March 29}} A '''[[Houphouët-Boigny Arena stampede|stampede]]''' kills at least 22 people and injures at least 130 more during a [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|qualifying match]] in [[Abidjan]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]]. |
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{{*mp|March ?}} A [[Daily Express#Sunday Express|newspaper]] discovers that [[pay-per-view]] [[pornography|porn]] is amongst a number of unusual things being purchased by '''[[Jacqui Smith|British MPs]]''' on their claimed expenses. |
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{{*mp|March ?}} The '''[[USS Hartford and USS New Orleans collision|merging]]''' of [[USS Hartford (SSN-768)|Hartford]] and [[USS New Orleans (LPD-18)|New Orleans]] is found to have severe [[Oil spill|environmental consequences]]. |
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A construction worker inside NIF's 10-meter target chamber
- The completion of construction of the National Ignition Facility (target chamber pictured), a laser-based inertial confinement fusion research device at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, is announced.
- The Pakistan Rangers and Elite Police retake a police academy in Lahore which had been seized by gunmen.
- Coalition for a European Montenegro wins an absolute majority in the parliamentary election, securing Milo Đukanović a sixth term as the Prime Minister of Montenegro.
- Researchers from the University of Toronto report the discovery of GhostNet, a China-based electronic spying operation which has infiltrated at least 1,295 computers in 103 countries.
- In a referendum, Mayotte chooses to become an overseas department of France.
- A stampede kills at least 22 people and injures at least 130 more during a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.