User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/March 3

March 3

 * 1857 - France and the United Kingdom declare war on China.
 * 1918 - Germany, Austria and Russia sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ending Russia's involvement in World War I, and leading to the independence of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
 * 1942 - World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid the town of Broome, Western Australia killing more than 100 people.
 * 1944 - The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov were instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards.