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March 1 is the 60th day of the year (61st in ... 1910 – The deadliest avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern ...
1872 - Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park. 1873 - E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York, start production of the first practical typewriter. 1912 - Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane. 1917 - U.S. government releases the plaintext of the Zimmermann Telegram to the public.
In Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, National Pig Day has been celebrated (on the Saturday following March 1) since 2008 by the IronPigs minor-league baseball team at Coca-Cola Park, in conjunction with the first day of single-game ticket sales to the general public. The celebration was described as a "sporktacular" day in franchise history by the ...
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March 15. World Consumer Rights Day. March 16. National Corn Dog Day. March 17. Evacuation Day. Saint Patrick's Day. World Sleep Day. March 18. National Biodiesel Day. Awkward Moments Day. March ...
Even in late antiquity, Roman mosaics picturing the months sometimes still placed March first. [5] March 1 began the numbered year in Russia until the end of the 15th century. Great Britain and its colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, when they finally adopted the Gregorian calendar (the fiscal year in the UK continues to begin on 6 ...
Significant, silly and celebratory—all of the observances and holidays in March. Happy March! Here’s to Women’s History Month, Easter and Saint Patrick’s Day
March 21, 1933: Adolf Hitler shakes hands with President Hindenburg on Potsdam Day. The Day of Potsdam took place at the tomb of Frederick the Great . Hitler, President Hindenburg, and former Crown Prince Wilhelm appeared together in a ceremony choreographed by the Ministry of Propaganda to symbolize the transition between Germany's past before ...