March
March 1:
-2012 Maryland Legalizes same sex marriage
-1692 Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts officially launched with the
conviction of Tituba.
March 2:
- 2009 Jim Yong Kim, a Korean American physician, anthropologist, global
health leader and professor becomes the first Asian American Ivy League president of Dartmouth College. He is also the first male president of color in the Ivy League.
-1919- The Associated Negro Press is established in Chicago by Claude A.
Barnett
March 3:
-1794 Richard Allen founded African Methodist Episcopal Church
-1887- Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old Helen Keller.
March 4:
-1865 Abraham Lincoln was Assassinated
-2011 Green Bay Packers sign coach Mike McCarthy to multi-year
contract extension to continue serving as the team’s head coach
-1933 Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, first woman in
U.S. cabinet
March 5:
-1623 The Virginia colony enacted the first American temperance law
-1963 Hula-Hoop becomes patented
March 6:
-1972 Shaquille O’Neal was born
-1934 Babe Didrikson pitches a full inning for the Philadelphia Athletics
(vs. Brooklyn Dodgers)
March 7:
-1843- First documented Japanese arrive in the United States
-1965 – 600 alabama civil rights activists stage a Selma-to Montgomery
protest march to draw attention to the continued denial of black voting rights in the
state.
March 8:
-International Women’s Day
-1977 Henry L. Marsh III became the first African American mayor of
Richmond Virginia.
March 9:
-1959 The first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in
New York City
-1788 Connecticut becomes the 5th state
March 10:
-2004 Washington post/ABC poll shows support for Same- sex marriage
grows
-1924 the U.S. Supreme court upholds a New York state law forbidding
late-night work for women.
March 11:
- 2005 (11-13) First annual Green Bay Packers Fan Fest in the Lambeau
Field Atrium is successful. Brett Favre officially announces his return to the Packers
for a 15th season
-1959 – “A Raisin in the Sun” opens in New York. This is the first play by
an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.
-1986 NFL adopted instant replay to help referees out with specific calls
in games
March 12:
-1964 Malcolm X resigned from the Nation of Islam
-1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio
address “fireside chat” broadcast directly from the white house.
March 13:
-1942 the Quartermaster Corps of the US Army begins training dogs for
the newly established War Dog Program, “K-9 Corps. “
-1918 Women are scheduled to march in the St. Patricks Day Parade in
New York since there was a shortage of men
March 14:
-2005 Judge Rules California Same- Sex marriage ban is unconstitutional
- 1879 Albert Einstein is born
March 15:
-1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed a joint session of
congress to urge the passage of legislation guaranteeing voting rights for all.
-1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to
the New World.
March 16:
-1802 The US Military Academy is established.
-1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson submits a $1 billion war on poverty
program to congress.
March 17:
- St. Patrick’s Day/Feast of Saint Patrick is celebrated
-1963 Elizabeth Ann Seton of New York was beatified by Pope John XXIII
March 18:
-1852 In New York City, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo join with
several other investors to launch their namesake business
-1971 U.S. Helicopters airlift 1,000 South Vietnamese soldiers out of
Laos.
March 19:
-2003 the War in Iraq begins
-1931 the state of Nevada legalizes gambling.
March 20:
-2003 United States begins its invasion of Iraq
-1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published.
March 21:
-1980 President Jimmy Carter announces to the U.S. Olympic Team that
they won’t participate in this year’s games in Moscow as a boycott against Soviet
intervention in Afghanistan
-1806 Lewis and Clark begin their trip home
March 22:
- 1972 – Equal rights amendment passed by congress and sent to states
for ratification
-1765 Stamp Act is imposed on American colonies
March 23:
-1839 the initials O.K. are first published in the Boston Morning Post.
Meaning “Oll correct” or “All correct”.
-1929 Sir Roger Bannister was born. He was the first man to run the
mile in less than 4 minutes.
March 24:
-1989 Exxon Oil spill begins which overtime leaks about 11 million
gallons.
- 1947 Congress proposes limiting the presidency to two terms
March 25:
-1911 the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York city burns
down, killing 145 workers. This led to the development of a series of laws and
regulations that better protected the safety of factory workers.
-1807 the British Parliament abolishes the slave trade
March 26:
-1937 – William H. Hastie is confirmed as the first black federal judge
-1830 Joseph Smith published his book, “The Book of Mormon”
March 27:
-1836 The first Mormon temple was dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio.
-1912 The first cherry blossom trees, a gift from Japan, are planted in
Washington D.C.
March 28:
-1979 Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island
-1990 Jesse Owens receives the Congressional Gold Medal from
President George Bush.
March 29:
-1973 the US withdraws from Vietnam
-1961 the 23rd amendment, allowing residents of Washington D.C. to
vote for president, is ratified.
March 30:
-2000 US Rabbis Approve Gay Partnership
-1870 The 15th amendment, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of
race passes.
March 31:
-1889 The Eiffel Tower opens
-1878 Jack Johnson, first African American boxer to become the world
heavyweight champion was born.
-2012 Maryland Legalizes same sex marriage
-1692 Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts officially launched with the
conviction of Tituba.
March 2:
- 2009 Jim Yong Kim, a Korean American physician, anthropologist, global
health leader and professor becomes the first Asian American Ivy League president of Dartmouth College. He is also the first male president of color in the Ivy League.
-1919- The Associated Negro Press is established in Chicago by Claude A.
Barnett
March 3:
-1794 Richard Allen founded African Methodist Episcopal Church
-1887- Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old Helen Keller.
March 4:
-1865 Abraham Lincoln was Assassinated
-2011 Green Bay Packers sign coach Mike McCarthy to multi-year
contract extension to continue serving as the team’s head coach
-1933 Frances Perkins is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, first woman in
U.S. cabinet
March 5:
-1623 The Virginia colony enacted the first American temperance law
-1963 Hula-Hoop becomes patented
March 6:
-1972 Shaquille O’Neal was born
-1934 Babe Didrikson pitches a full inning for the Philadelphia Athletics
(vs. Brooklyn Dodgers)
March 7:
-1843- First documented Japanese arrive in the United States
-1965 – 600 alabama civil rights activists stage a Selma-to Montgomery
protest march to draw attention to the continued denial of black voting rights in the
state.
March 8:
-International Women’s Day
-1977 Henry L. Marsh III became the first African American mayor of
Richmond Virginia.
March 9:
-1959 The first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in
New York City
-1788 Connecticut becomes the 5th state
March 10:
-2004 Washington post/ABC poll shows support for Same- sex marriage
grows
-1924 the U.S. Supreme court upholds a New York state law forbidding
late-night work for women.
March 11:
- 2005 (11-13) First annual Green Bay Packers Fan Fest in the Lambeau
Field Atrium is successful. Brett Favre officially announces his return to the Packers
for a 15th season
-1959 – “A Raisin in the Sun” opens in New York. This is the first play by
an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.
-1986 NFL adopted instant replay to help referees out with specific calls
in games
March 12:
-1964 Malcolm X resigned from the Nation of Islam
-1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio
address “fireside chat” broadcast directly from the white house.
March 13:
-1942 the Quartermaster Corps of the US Army begins training dogs for
the newly established War Dog Program, “K-9 Corps. “
-1918 Women are scheduled to march in the St. Patricks Day Parade in
New York since there was a shortage of men
March 14:
-2005 Judge Rules California Same- Sex marriage ban is unconstitutional
- 1879 Albert Einstein is born
March 15:
-1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed a joint session of
congress to urge the passage of legislation guaranteeing voting rights for all.
-1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to
the New World.
March 16:
-1802 The US Military Academy is established.
-1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson submits a $1 billion war on poverty
program to congress.
March 17:
- St. Patrick’s Day/Feast of Saint Patrick is celebrated
-1963 Elizabeth Ann Seton of New York was beatified by Pope John XXIII
March 18:
-1852 In New York City, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo join with
several other investors to launch their namesake business
-1971 U.S. Helicopters airlift 1,000 South Vietnamese soldiers out of
Laos.
March 19:
-2003 the War in Iraq begins
-1931 the state of Nevada legalizes gambling.
March 20:
-2003 United States begins its invasion of Iraq
-1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published.
March 21:
-1980 President Jimmy Carter announces to the U.S. Olympic Team that
they won’t participate in this year’s games in Moscow as a boycott against Soviet
intervention in Afghanistan
-1806 Lewis and Clark begin their trip home
March 22:
- 1972 – Equal rights amendment passed by congress and sent to states
for ratification
-1765 Stamp Act is imposed on American colonies
March 23:
-1839 the initials O.K. are first published in the Boston Morning Post.
Meaning “Oll correct” or “All correct”.
-1929 Sir Roger Bannister was born. He was the first man to run the
mile in less than 4 minutes.
March 24:
-1989 Exxon Oil spill begins which overtime leaks about 11 million
gallons.
- 1947 Congress proposes limiting the presidency to two terms
March 25:
-1911 the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York city burns
down, killing 145 workers. This led to the development of a series of laws and
regulations that better protected the safety of factory workers.
-1807 the British Parliament abolishes the slave trade
March 26:
-1937 – William H. Hastie is confirmed as the first black federal judge
-1830 Joseph Smith published his book, “The Book of Mormon”
March 27:
-1836 The first Mormon temple was dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio.
-1912 The first cherry blossom trees, a gift from Japan, are planted in
Washington D.C.
March 28:
-1979 Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island
-1990 Jesse Owens receives the Congressional Gold Medal from
President George Bush.
March 29:
-1973 the US withdraws from Vietnam
-1961 the 23rd amendment, allowing residents of Washington D.C. to
vote for president, is ratified.
March 30:
-2000 US Rabbis Approve Gay Partnership
-1870 The 15th amendment, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of
race passes.
March 31:
-1889 The Eiffel Tower opens
-1878 Jack Johnson, first African American boxer to become the world
heavyweight champion was born.