First Census Authorized (1790)

Nat'l Pig Day

Nebraska Admission Day (1867)

Ohio Admission Day (1803)

Dr. Seuss's Birthday (1904)

Texas Declared Independence from Mexico (1836)

Florida Admission Day (1845)

Read Across America Day

"Star-Spangled Banner" Became Nat'l Anthem (1931)

U.S. Constitution Went into Effect (1789)

Vermont Admission Day (1791)

Boston Massacre (1770)

Stapler Invented (1868)

Stop the Clocks Day

"Cyclops" Disappeared in Bermuda Triangle (1918)

Michelangelo's Birthday (1475)

Apple Patented the iPod (2006)

Civil Rights Protest Dubbed "Bloody Sunday" (1965)

Hitler Broke Treaty of Versailles (1936)

First U.S. Combat Troops Arrived in Vietnam (1965)

Int'l Woman's Day

Amistad Slaves Freed (1841)

Barbie Debuts (1959)

Daylight Savings Time Begins

Jumbo Arrived in U.S. (1882)

Mar. 9-15
Girl Scout Week

First Phone Call (1876)

Harriet Tubman Day

Johnny Appleseed Day

Terrorist Bombing in Madrid Killed 200 (2004)

U.S. Blizzard Killed Over 400 (1888)

Ballet Tutu First Used (1832)

Jack Kerouac's Birthday (1922)

Janet Reno Made U.S. Attorney General (1993)

"Truman Doctrine" Enacted (1947)

Pres. Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Trial Began (1868)

Teaching Evolution Prohibited in Tenn. Schools (1925)

Uranus Discovered (1781)

Albert Einstein's Birthday (1879)

Eli Whitney Patented Cotton Gin (1793)

First Blood Bank Opened (1937)

Julius Caesar Murdered – "Ides of March" (44 B.C.)

Maine Admission Day (1820)

Barnum & Bailey Circus Debuted (1919)

James Madison's Birthday (1751)

Mar. 14-22
Poison Prevention Week

St. Patrick's Day

Submarine Day

Britain Repealed the Stamp Act (1766)

First Space Walk (1965)

"Tri-State Tornado" Killed 700 (1925)

Academy Awards First Televised (1953)

Iraq War Began (2003)

Spring Begins

Nat'l Agriculture Day

Int'l Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Johann Bach's Birthday (1685)

Hale-Bopp Comet Approached Earth (1997)

World Water Day

Easter

Lewis & Clark Began Expedition (1806)

Ponce de Leon Discovered & Named Florida (1513)

World Meteorological Day

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (1989)

Harry Houdini's Birthday (1874)

Fire at Triangle Shirtwaist Co. Killed 145 (1911)

Meteorite Exploded in Wisconsin (1865)

Sandra Day O'Connor's Birthday (1930)

Tennessee Williams's Birthday (1911)

Two-Plane Runway Collision on Canary Islands Killed 560 (1977)

First Washing Machine Patented (1930)

Spanish Civil War Ended (1939)

Coca-Cola Invented (1886)

Ice Jam Stopped Niagara Falls (1848)

Last U.S. Troops Left South Vietnam (1973)

Rosenbergs Found Guilty of Treason (1951)

Treaty to Purchase Alaska Submitted (1867)

Vincent Van Gogh's Birthday (1853)

Eiffel Tower Officially Opened (1889)

Major League Baseball Strike Ended (1995)