THE DAY IN HISTORY · MARCH 13
March 13 in history
What happened on March 13: 3 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1848, 1881 and 1938, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Vienna uprising
13 Mar 1848 — Students and workers force Metternich — architect of Restoration Europe — to flee in disguise. The system does not survive its engineer.
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Alexander II is killed by a People’s Will bomb on the Catherine Canal, on the day he approved a modest step toward elected advisers. His son buries the plan with him.
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— Anschluss
12–13 Mar 1938 — German troops cross into Austria to cheering crowds; Vienna’s Jews are scrubbing pavements within days. A country vanishes from the map without a shot.
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