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Famous and Fascinating Women in History The World's Greatest Composers Generals and other Noteworthy People from the Civil War The Presidents of the United States The First Ladies of the United States Homes and Monuments of and to Famous People Historical People and Events by Month for Each Day of the Year! Famous Figures in Black History The Calvert Family and the Lords Baltimore Understanding the American Revolution and its People
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Historical People and Events for March
March 1 The Articles of Confederation were established, 1781 Congress authorized the first United States Census, 1790 Ohio entered the Union, 1803 (17th) Nebraska entered the Union, 1867 (37th) Congress authorized the creation of Yellowstone National Park, 1872 March 2 Sam Houston, first president of the Republic of Texas, was born near Lexington, Va., 1793 Texas declared independence from Mexico, 1836 Puerto Ricans granted United States Citizenship, 1917 King Kong, the motion picture, premiered in New York, 1933 March 3 Florida entered the Union, 1845 (27th) Federal Congress passed the Conscription Act, 1863 Star Spangled Banner adopted as National Anthem of the United States, 1931 March 4 England's King Charles II granted a charter to William Penn for an area of land that later became the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1681 Vermont entered the Union, 1791 (14th) Jesse James died at age 34, 1882 March 5 The Boston Massacre took place, 1770 Soviet Dictator Joseph Stalin died at age 73, after 29 years in power, 1953 Actor John Belushi found dead at age 33 of a drug overdose in Hollywood 1982 March 6 Poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born in Durham, England, 1806 The Battle of the Alamo ended after 13-day siege, 1836 The Dred Scott Decision handed down, 1857 Retired Supreme Court Justice Oliver Hendell Holmes, Jr., died in Washington, D.C., 1935 March 7 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone, 1876 Army Distinguished Service Medal was authorized, 1918 Remagen Bridge crossed by United States Army, 1945 The Beatles U.S. Album Past Masters, Volumes I & 2, released, 1988 March 8 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was born, 1841 President Millard Fillmore died, 1874 President William Howard Taft died, 1930 March 9 Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais, 1796 The Battle of "USS Monitor" & "CSS Merrimack" occurred at Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1862 Anne Frank died, 1945 March 10 Daniel Boone's expedition of Kentucky began, 1775 Thomas Jefferson appointed minister to France,1785 Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone call, 1876 March 11 Permanent Confederate Constitution adopted, 1861 General George B. McClellan removed as general-in-chief, 1862 General Douglas MacArthur vowed "I shall return" 1942 March 12 First Lady Jane Pierce born, 1806 General Ulysses S. Grant was named general in chief of Federal Army, 1863 The Girl Scouts of America were founded, 1912 Paul McCartney (of the Beatles) married Linda Eastman in London, 1969 March 13 The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel, 1781 First Lady Abigail Fillmore was born, 1798 President Benjamin Harrison died in Indianapolis, 1901 American Suffragist Susan B. Anthony died in Rochester, New York, 1906 March 14 Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, 1793 Physicist Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany, 1879 First Lady Lucretia Garfield died, 1918 Jack Ruby convicted of the murder of President John F. Kennedy assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, 1964 March 15 Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius, 44 B.C. President Andrew Jackson was born, 1767 Maine entered the Union, 1820 (23rd) "My Fair Lady" opened on Broadway, 1956 March 16 President James Madison was born, 1751 Congress authorized the establishment of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., 1802 Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" was published, 1850 First Lady Patricia Nixon was born, 1912 March 17 The Camp Fire Girls created, 1912 Golda Meir became the prime minister of Israel, 1969 The Refugee Act was signed by President James Carter, 1980 March 18 The Stamp Act was repealed, 1776 President Grover Cleveland was born, 1837 Schick, Inc. marketed the first electric razor, 1931 March 19 Congress approved daylight-savings time, 1918 Volcano erupted in Bali, killing 1500, 1963 United States House of Representatives began televising day-to-day business, 1979 March 20 England's King Henry IV died, succeeded by Henry V, 1413 Sir Isaac Newton died in London, 1727 Uncle Tom's Cabin was first published, 1852 John Lennon (of The Beatles) married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar, 1969 March 21 Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, 1685 Thomas Jefferson became Secretary of State under President Washington, 1790 Alcatraz prison emptied prisoners by the order of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, 1963 March 22 The Stamp Act was approved by Parliament, 1765 Congress outlawed polygamy, 1882 The first movie shown to an audience occurred in Paris, 1895 The Beatles UK album Please Please Me was released, 1963 The Beatles US album The Early Beatles was released, 1965 March 23 Patrick Henry's Give me Liberty speech occurred, 1775 The United States Mint produced its first coins made by a press, 1836 March 24 Tudor Dynasty ended after 118 years, 1603 The Germans attacked the British in North Africa during WWII, 1941 Largest oil spill in United States history happened in Alaska, 1989 March 25 Maryland was founded, by English colonists sent by the second Lord Baltimore (Maryland Day), 1634 RCA first produced color televisions, 1954 King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot to death by his nephew who had a history of mental illness, 1975 March 26 Congress passed Naturalization Act, 1790 Composer Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna, 1827 Corrugated lifeboat was patented, 1845 Poet Walt Whitman died in Camden, N.J., 1892 March 27 Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida, 1513 President George Washington and Congress created United States Navy, 1794 First long distance telephone call made from Boston to New York, 1884 Charles I ascended the English throne upon the death of James I, 1625 March 28 Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patented the washing machine, 1797 President Dwight D. Eisenhower died, 1969 Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, Nuclear Reactor accident, 1979 The names of Turkish cities Constantinople & Angora were changed to Istanbul & Ankara, 1930 March 29 President John Tyler was born, 1790 First Lady Lou Hoover was born, 1874 Meat, butter and cheese rationing began as a result of WWII, 1943 Julius & Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of espionage, 1951 March 30 First Lady Abigail Fillmore died, 1853 Alaska sold to United States by Russia, 1867 The Queensboro Bridge, linking Manhattan and Queens opened, 1909 President Reagan was shot in chest & wounded in Washington, D.C., during an assassination attempt, 1981 March 31 The first of the Intolerable Acts passed Parliament, 1774 Wabash, Indiana was the first town to be illuminated by electric lights, 1880 "Oklahoma!" opened on Broadway, 1943
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