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Mahatma Gandhi (on the left) led many peaceful protests against Britain’s rule of India, which ended in 1947. He set off on a 24O-mile march on March 12th to highlight the injustice of a British law banning Indians from collecting and selling salt.

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The largest known dinosaur footprints were discovered in Australia on March 27th. The biggest were left by sauropods, which were giant herbivores with long necks and tails.

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The collaborative gaming platform Roblox was valued at more than £35 billion on March 1Oth. On average, it is played by more than 55 million people every day.

The Cat in the Hat, written by the children’s author and illustrator Dr Seuss (whose real name was Theodor Geisel), was published on March 1st. It has since sold millions of copies and been made into an animated film.

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On March 3rd, Anne Sullivan, right, started to teach Helen Keller, then aged six, who had lost her sight and hearing as a baby. Thanks to Sullivan, Keller went on to read, write and speak.

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Silly Putty launched as a toy on March 6th. It is a ‘liquid solid’, which bounces as a ball, stretches when pulled and shatters after a sharp blow.