On March 17
No pivotal events are recorded on exactly March 17 in the Human Saga — here is the surrounding week in history.
This week in history (Mar 14 – Mar 20)
Having defeated Pompey at Pharsalus in 48 BCE and won the civil war, Julius Caesar accumulated unprecedented power, and in early 44 BCE he was made dictator perpetuo, dictator in perpetuity.
1600–1611 (VOC chartered 20 March 1602; exchange opened 1611)Joint-stock companies and the world's first stock exchangeEconomy & trade
Between 1600 and 1611 the institutional core of modern finance took shape in northwestern Europe.
On 20 March 2003 a US-led coalition including Britain, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq, opening with a 'shock and awe' bombing campaign aimed at the government of Saddam Hussein.