March 15 in history: • 856 – Byzantine emperor Michael III overthrew the regency of his mother Theodora (pictured) to assume power for himself. → go there • 1783 – George Washington delivered a speech to Continental Army officers in Newburgh, New York, asking them to support the supremacy of the Congress of the Confederation, defusing a potential coup. → go there • 1874 – France and Vietnam signed the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina. → go there • 1921 – Talaat Pasha, the main perpetrator of the Armenian genocide, was assassinated by Soghomon Tehlirian. → go there • 1990 – Iraqi authorities hanged Iranian freelance reporter Farzad Bazoft on charges of spying for Israel. → go there Died 1311: Walter V, Count of Brienne Wiki link Born 1866: Johan Vaaler Wiki link Born 1926: Norm Van Brocklin Wiki link Born 1983: Lauren Ebsary Wiki link Pictured: Empress Theodora.