📖🗣️ Notable Events

Notable Events for March 3rd:

[source: National Day Calendar - March 3 | Birthdays & Events]

1634 - The first tavern is opened in Boston, Massachusetts.
[This is generally considered accurate.]
1791- The first Internal Revenue Act is implemented taxing taxing distilled spirits & carriages.
[This act is famous for sparking the Whiskey Rebellion.]
1842 - The first child labor law regulating working hours is passed in Massachusetts.
[Massachusetts was indeed a pioneer in early child labor legislation.]
1845 - Florida becomes the 27th to join the Union.
[Florida becomes the 27th state of the United States.]
1849 - Congress establishes the U.S. Home Department (Department of the Interior).
1863 - The first wartime military draft bill is enacted.
[The Enrollment Act of 1863.]
1863 - The Idaho Territory is split from the Dakota, Nebraska, and Washington territories.
1871 - Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.
[This is a simplification of a complex legal shift. In 1871, Congress passed the Indian Appropriations Act, which ended the practice of treating tribes as independent nations with whom the U.S. government made treaties. This effectively made them wards of the federal government. So, while it is a simplified statement, it is a generally accurate representation of the shift in federal policy. The 1871 Indian Appropriations Act is the one that changed the tribes status to wards of the federal government.]
1871 - The Civil Service system is established by Congress.
[The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed in 1883. While efforts towards civil service reform were ongoing, the formal system was established in 1883, not 1871.]
1873 - The U.S. Congress passes the Comstock Law, which prohibits the distribution of 'obscene' materials through the mail.
1879 - Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood becomes the first female lawyer heard by the Supreme Court.
1885 - AT&T becomes a company.
1885 - Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act making Indians wards of federal government.
[As explained above, The 1871 act is the main act that shifted the status of the tribes. the 1885 act did not change the tribes status to wards, that was already done, but continued appropriations and control of the tribes.]
1889 - President Harrison opens 1.9 million-acres of Indian Territory for settlement.
[This was the Oklahoma Land Run.]
1891 - The Shoshone National Forest becomes the first national forest in the world.
1891 - Congress creates the Office of Superintendent of Immigration (later to become the Treasury Department).
1891 - The Office of Immigration is opened by Congress.
[This is redundant to the previous point, but accurate.]
1899 - George Dewey becomes the first Admiral of the Navy.
1903 - NC becomes the first state to require the registration of nurses.
1905 - The Forest Service forms in the U.S.
1913 - The Woman's Suffrage Movement protests through Washington, D.C.
[This was a significant march. Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C., advocating for voting rights.]
1915 - The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) is created, later becoming NASA.
1923 - Time Magazine is published for the first time.
[The first issue of Time magazine is published.]
1931 - 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is officially adopted as the national anthem of the United States.
1956 - Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) hits #1 on the Billboard Charts.
1991 - Footage of the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers is recorded, leading to widespread outrage.

Notable Events for March 4th:

[source: National Day Calendar - March 4 | Birthdays & Events]

1789 - The first Congress meets to put the Constitution into effect.
[The First Congress of the United States convened in 1789. This was a crucial step in establishing the new government under the Constitution.]
1791 - Vermont becomes the 14th state to join the Union.
[Vermont joined the United States in 1791.]
1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes the first President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
1809 - James Madison becomes first President to be inaugurated in American-made clothes.
1841 - President Harrison delivers the longest Presidential Inauguration Speech with 8,443 words.
[William Henry Harrison's 1841 inaugural address is indeed the longest on record.]
1901 - President McKinley is inaugurated as President for the second time.
[William McKinley was inaugurated for his second term in 1901.]
1913 - The Congress forms the Department of Labor.
[The Department of Labor was established in 1913.]
1913 - The first law regulating the shooting of migratory birds is passed.
[The Weeks-McLean Act was passed in 1913, which was the first federal law that regulated the shooting of migratory birds.]
1929 - Republican Charles Curtis becomes the first Native American to be VP of the U.S.
[Charles Curtis, who had Kaw Native American ancestry, became Vice President in 1929.]
1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the 32nd President.
1944 - The U.S. conducts their first bombing of Berlin.
[1944 was the year that the US conducted it's first bombing raids on Berlin.]
1957 - The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced.
1985 - The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for HIV infection.

It is also of note that due to the passing of the 20th amendment, Presidential inaugurations now take place on January 20th.
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There are many 'National Days' that take place on March 4th.

These include, but are not limited to:

✨  National Grammar Day  
✨  National Pound Cake Day
✨  Paczki Day
✨  Fastnacht Day
✨  National Sons Day
✨  National Hug a G.I. Day
✨  Marching Music Day
✨  National Pancake Day - IHOP  [changes annually]
✨  Fat Tuesday

Notable Events for March 5th:

[source: National Day Calendar - March 5 | Birthdays & Events]

1770 - The Boston Massacre: This pivotal event in the lead-up to the American Revolution occurred, where British troops fired on a crowd, killing five.  
1836 - The first pistol (36-caliber "Texas" model) is manufactured.
[This is largely accurate. It refers to the Colt Paterson revolver. Samuel Colt patented his design in 1836, and it was produced in Paterson, New Jersey. The .36 caliber 'Texas' model became particularly well-known, especially due to its use by the Texas Rangers.]
1836 - The Alamo: During the Texas Revolution, the Alamo fell to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege.
1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes the 12th President of the U.S.
[Zachary Taylor was sworn in as the 12th President of the United States.]
1933 - President Roosevelt proclaims a 10-day bank holiday to restore confidence in the U.S. caused by the Great Depression.
[In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a 'bank holiday' shortly after taking office, as a crucial part of his response to the Great Depression.]
1935 - The first premature baby health law is enacted in Illinois.
1953 - Death of Joseph Stalin: The Soviet Union's longtime leader, Joseph Stalin, died on this day.
1960 - Che Guevara Photograph: Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph of Che Guevara, Guerrillero Heroico.
1963 - Country music stars Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and their pilot Randy Hughes are killed in a plane crash.
[A tragic plane crash that took the lives of these country music legends.]

Recurring Observances:

Ash Wednesday: In 2025 March 5th is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of lent.
National Cheese Doodle Day: A day to celebrate the popular cheesy snack.
National Absinthe Day: A day to recognize the historic liquor.
National Multiple Personality Day: A day to bring awareness to Dissociative identity disorder.

Notable Events for March 6th:

[source: National Day Calendar - March 6 | Birthdays & Events]

1646 - Joseph Jenckes receives the first patent for making scythes (hand held crop cutters).
[This is largely accurate. Joseph Jenckes did receive the first machine patent in North America in 1646. This patent covered a water-driven machine for making scythes, sawmill saw blades, and other edged tools. He also later did get a patent for an improved scythe in 1655. So he was very involved in scythe development.]
1808 - The first college orchestra is founded at Harvard.
[This is generally accepted. Harvard is credited with having the first college orchestra.]
1831 - Edgar Allan Poe is court-martialed and dismissed from West Point for gross neglect of duty and disobedience of orders.
[Edgar Allan Poe's time at West Point ended with a court-martial and dismissal.]
1836 - The Battle of the Alamo: The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege. This pivotal event in the Texas Revolution resulted in the deaths of numerous Texan defenders, including Davy Crockett.
1857 - Dred Scott Decision: The U.S. Supreme Court issued the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, ruling that enslaved people were not citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in territories. This decision significantly deepened the divide leading to the Civil War.
1869 - Mendeleev's Periodic Table: Dmitri Mendeleev presented his first version of the periodic table of elements to the Russian Chemical Society.
1886 - The Nightingale become the first nurses' magazine to be printed in the U.S.
[It is difficult to verify that it was the absolute first. But there where nursing journals that where being published around this time. So while it may not be able to be confirmed as the absolute first, there where nursing publications being produced.]
1933 - First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt becomes to first First Lady to hold a press conference.
[Eleanor Roosevelt did pioneer the practice of First Ladies holding regular press conferences.]
1944 - The U.S. Army Air Forces begins bombing Berlin in the daylight.
[The U.S. Army Air Forces conducted daylight bombing raids on Berlin.]
1957 - Ghana Independence: Ghana gained its independence from British colonial rule, becoming the first sub-Saharan African nation to do so.
1967 - Stalin's Daughter Defection: Joseph Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, defected to the West, causing an international sensation.

Recurring Observances:

✨   National Oreo Cookie Day

✨   National Dress Day

✨   National Dentist's Day

✨   National Frozen Food Day

Notable Events for March 7th:

[source: National Day Calendar - March 7 | Birthdays & Events]

1778 - Captain James Cook sees the Oregon coast for the first time.
[Captain James Cook did indeed sight the Oregon coast in 1778. Specifically, on March 7, 1778, he made landfall and named Cape Foulweather.]
1801 - Massachusetts enacts first voter registration law.
[Massachusetts was a very early state to implement voter registration laws.]
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for his telephone.
1929 - The first nonstop flight from America to Asia across the Bering Strait is made by Noel Wien and Calvin Cripe.
1945 - The 9th Armoured Division attacks Remagen Germany and crosses Rhine.
[The capture of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen by the 9th Armored Division in March 1945 was a significant event in World War II.]
1965 - 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma, Alabama, where police violently attack civil rights marchers.  
1971 - A speech by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman helps spark the Bangladesh War of Independence.

Notable Events for March 8th:

[source: National Day Calendar - March 8 | Birthdays & Events]

💪🏻💜💪🏻  International Women's Day:  This is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

1817 - The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
[While the roots of the NYSE go back to the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement, the organization was formally constituted as the 'New York Stock & Exchange Board.' It became the New York Stock Exchange in 1863. Therefore the answer here is a little bit misleading. So I would not say it is completely accurate.]
1884 - Susan B. Anthony addresses the House Judiciary Committee advocating for a woman's right to vote.
[This is generally accurate. Susan B. Anthony was a tireless advocate for women's suffrage, and she did address congressional committees on multiple occasions.]
1910 - Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.
1934 - Edwin Hubble shares a photo galaxies larger than the amount of stars found in the Milky Way.
[Edwin hubble made many contributions to the science of Cosmology. One of those contributions, was his discovery of Galaxies outside of our own. That the universe was bigger than previously thought. The statement is accurate in that Edwin Hubble expanded our knowledge of galaxies and the scale of the universe.]
1945 - The first International Women's Day is observed around the world.
[This is inaccurate. International Women's Day has a complex history, with its roots in socialist movements of the early 20th century. While it gained widespread recognition in the mid-20th century, it was not 'first observed around the world' in 1945. It's origins stem from the early 1900's.]
1965 - The first U.S. combat forces arrive in Vietnam.
[This is generally accurate. While there were U.S. military advisors in Vietnam prior to 1965, the deployment of significant combat forces escalated in that year.]
1971 - In the 'Fight of the Century,' Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali.
1978 - The first episode of the radio comedy 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' is broadcast.

Other Observances:

✨   National Oregon Day

✨   National Proofreading Day

✨   National Peanut Cluster Day

Notable Events for March 9th:

[source: National Day Calendar - March 9 | Birthdays & Events]

1776 - Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations.
['An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations' was indeed published in 1776.]
1842 - Gold in California is documented for the first time.
[While the most famous gold discovery that sparked the California Gold Rush happened in 1848, there were earlier documented findings. So, it is correct that gold was documented before 1848. There were discoveries prior to the more famous one.]
1858 - Albert Potts receives the patent for the street mailbox.
[This is generally accurate. Street mailboxes began to be patented and put into use around this time. So that date is within the correct time frame.]
1931 - The electron microscope is invented by German physicist Ernst Ruska.
1933 - President Roosevelt submits the Emergency Banking Act.
[President Franklin D. Roosevelt did submit the Emergency Banking Act in 1933, during the Great Depression.]
1959 - The Barbie doll makes its debut.
[Barbie debuted at the American Toy Fair in New York City on March 9, 1959.]
1961 - The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 9, carrying a dog and a human dummy, paving the way for human spaceflight.
1986 - NASA announces searchers found the remains of Challenger astronauts.
[The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred in January 1986, and the recovery of the crews' remains took place in the following months.]
2011 - Space Shuttle Discovery completes its final mission, landing at Kennedy Space Center.

Other Notable Occurrences:

Daylight Saving Time Begins  [second Sunday in March]

National Observances:

✨   National Meatball Day

✨   National Get Over It Day

✨   National Crab Meat Day

✨   National Barbie Day

✨   National I AM Day  [second Sunday in March]

Notable Events for March 12th:

[source: National Day Calendar - March 12 | Birthdays & Events]

1664 - New Jersey becomes an English colony.
[In 1664, the English took control of the area that is now New Jersey from the Dutch.]
1755 - The first steam engine is installed to pump water from a mine.
[This is generally accurate. Steam engines were indeed used for this purpose in that era. However pinpointing "the first" is very difficult. Early steam engines development was a progressing process. But it is true that in the middle 1700's they were being used to pump water from mines.]
1884 - Mississippi establishes the first state college for women.
[Mississippi established the Industrial Institute and College (now Mississippi University for Women) in 1884. It is recognized as the first state-supported college for women in the United States.]
1894 - Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time.
[1894 was the year Coca-Cola began to be bottled and sold.]
1904 - Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund.
[The Carnegie Hero Fund was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1904.]
1912 - The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts) is founded.
[Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts (originally Girl Guides) in the United States in 1912.]
1945 - New York becomes the first state to prohibit discrimination by race and creed in employment.
[New York did pass legislation in 1945 prohibiting discrimination in employment.]
1970 - The voting age in the U.S. is lowered from 21 to 18.
[The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1971, lowered the voting age to 18. However, congress did pass legislation in 1970 that lowered the voting age in federal elections. So 1970 is the start of the change.]

Other Notable Occurrences:

✨   National Girl Scout Day

Notable Events for March 13th:

[source: National Day Calendar - March 13 | Birthdays & Events]

1781 - Discovery of Uranus: Astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
[This is a major event in the history of astronomy.]
1862 - The Prohibiting the Return of Slaves Act is passed by Congress, setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.
[The 'Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves' was indeed passed in 1862. It was a significant step towards the Emancipation Proclamation, as it prevented Union forces from returning escaped slaves to their owners.]
1897 - San Diego State University is founded.
[San Diego State University was founded in 1897 as the San Diego Normal School.]
1942 - Julia Flikke becomes first woman colonel in U.S. army.
[Julia C. Flikke was the first woman to be a colonel in the U.S. Army.]
1970 - The Digital Equipment Corp introduces the PDP-11 minicomputer.
[The PDP-11 was a very influential minicomputer.]
2013 - Election of Pope Francis: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected Pope, taking the name Francis.
[This was a historically significant election, as he's the first pope from the Americas.]
2023 - Vinyl records outsell CDs for the first time since 1987 in the U.S.
[Vinyl record sales have seen a resurgence, and in 2023, they did indeed outsell CDs in the U.S.]

Notable Events for March 14th:

[source: National Day Calendar - March 14 | Birthdays & Events]

1794 - Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.
1900 - The Gold Standard Act is passed by the U.S. Congress, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
1903 - President Roosevelt establishes the first wildlife refuge.

[Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge.]
1923 - President Warren G. Harding becomes the first U.S. President to file and pay income taxes.
1939 - Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope Pius XII.
1942 - The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is established.
1942 - Anne Miller becomes the first patient to be treated with penicillin in the U.S.
[Incorrect. Stating Anne Miller was the first patient is not definitively accurate and often sources point to earlier uses on men. However, on March 14, 1942, doctors in Connecticut administered penicillin (antibiotic) to a woman named Anne Miller, who was deathly ill with streptococcal septicemia. She made a full recovery, and became the first patient cured with penicillin.]
1950 - The FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list is created.
2019 - Emma Haruka Iwao, a Google employee, breaks the world record for calculating pi to 31.4 trillion digits using Google Cloud on Pi Day.

Other [Recurring] Observances:

✨   National Learn About Butterflies Day

✨   National Write Your Story Day

✨   National Potato Chip Day

✨   National Children's Craft Day