March 31 in history: • 1146 – French abbot Bernard of Clairvaux preached a sermon to a crowd at a council in Vézelay, with King Louis VII in attendance, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. → go there • 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan and members of his crew participated in the first Catholic Mass in the Philippines. → go there • 1910 – Six English towns amalgamated to form a single county borough called Stoke-on-Trent, the first union of its type. → go there • 1995 – TAROM Flight 371 (pictured) crashed near Balotești, Romania, killing all 60 people on board. → go there • 2023 – A tornado caused the collapse of a venue hosting a sold-out concert in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, resulting in one death and 48 injuries. → go there Born 1360: Philippa of Lancaster Wiki link Died 1671: Anne Hyde Wiki link Born 1926: Beni Montresor Wiki link Died 2001: David Rocastle Wiki link Pictured: TAROM Flight 371.