March
1
Women’s World Day of Prayers
President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps (1961)
2
Puerto Ricans granted United States Citizenship (1917)
Bette Davis becomes the first woman to receive American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award (1977)
3
In Mumbai, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest of the autocratic rule in India (1939)
Apollo 9 launched for 151 Earth orbits (10 days) (1969)
4
First Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs, takes office (1791)
The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex (1998)
5
Boston Massacre (1770)
American Negro Academy forms (1897)
6
Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna recaptures the Alamo (1836)
Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table (1869)
7
First jazz record "Dixie Jazz Band One Step," recorded by Nick LaRocca, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, released by RCA Victor in Camden, NJ (1917)
Civil Rights demonstrators begin a march from Selma, AL to Montgomery, AL—now known as “Bloody Sunday” (1965)
8
UN International Women’s Day
Susan B. Anthony addresses the U.S. House Judiciary Committee arguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote (1884)
9
Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci born in Florence, Italy (1451)
First female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy (1976)
10
Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone call (1876)
The first National Black Political Assembly held (1972)
11
First black, Reginald Weir, in the US Tennis Open (1948)
First woman army doctor, FM Adams, commissioned (1953)
12
The Girl Scouts are founded in the US (1912)
The Church of England ordains 32 women as its first female priests (1994)
13
American Suffragist Susan B. Anthony dies in Rochester, New York (1906)
India's Missionaries of Charity chooses Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as its leader (1997)
14
Eli Whitney patents cotton gin (1794)
First female dentist, Lucy Hobbs, born in New York state (1833)
15
The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com) (1985)
Announcement of the discovery of 90377 Sedna, the farthest natural object in the Solar system so far observed (2004)
16
James Madison, "Father of the Constitution" and fourth president of the United States, born (1751)
The United Nations General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to establish the UN Human Rights Council (2006)
17
St Patrick’s Day
Dorothy Cudahy becomes the first female grand marshal of St Patrick Day Parade (1989)
18
Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov becomes the first person to walk in space (1965)
Most OPEC nations ended a five-month oil embargo against the United States, Europe and Japan (1974)
19
Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight saving time (1918)
Invasion of Iraq by American and British led coalition begins without United Nations support (2003)
20
Spring Equinox
First woman, Libby Riddles, wins the Iditarod (1985)
21
Loretta Walsh becomes the first female US Navy Petty Officer (1917)
Martin Luther King Jr begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama (1965)
22
UN World Day of Water
Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (1972)
23
Patrick Henry proclaims, "Give me liberty or give me death" (1775)
First airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington, DC (1922)
24
Harry Houdini (illusionist and stunt performer) born (1874)
One of the largest oil spills in U.S. history (1989)
25
British Parliament abolishes slave trade (1807)
Supreme Court rules women/minorities may get jobs if less qualified (1987)
26
US army nurse Elsie S Ott becomes the first woman to receive an air medal (1943)
Camp David peace treaty between Israel & Egypt (1979)
27
United States Navy founded (1794)
First successful blood transfusion (1914)
28
US Salvation Army officially organized (1885)
Pope Francis becomes the first Pope to wash the feet of women in the Maundy Thursday service (2013)
29
Good Friday
The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants (2004)
30
Anesthesia used for the first time in an operation (1842)
Vincent Van Gogh born in Groot Zundert, Holland (1853)
31
Easter
Wabash, Indiana becomes the first town to be illuminated by electric lights (1880)
1
Women’s World Day of Prayers
President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps (1961)
2
Puerto Ricans granted United States Citizenship (1917)
Bette Davis becomes the first woman to receive American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award (1977)
3
In Mumbai, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest of the autocratic rule in India (1939)
Apollo 9 launched for 151 Earth orbits (10 days) (1969)
4
First Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs, takes office (1791)
The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex (1998)
5
Boston Massacre (1770)
American Negro Academy forms (1897)
6
Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna recaptures the Alamo (1836)
Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table (1869)
7
First jazz record "Dixie Jazz Band One Step," recorded by Nick LaRocca, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, released by RCA Victor in Camden, NJ (1917)
Civil Rights demonstrators begin a march from Selma, AL to Montgomery, AL—now known as “Bloody Sunday” (1965)
8
UN International Women’s Day
Susan B. Anthony addresses the U.S. House Judiciary Committee arguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote (1884)
9
Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci born in Florence, Italy (1451)
First female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy (1976)
10
Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone call (1876)
The first National Black Political Assembly held (1972)
11
First black, Reginald Weir, in the US Tennis Open (1948)
First woman army doctor, FM Adams, commissioned (1953)
12
The Girl Scouts are founded in the US (1912)
The Church of England ordains 32 women as its first female priests (1994)
13
American Suffragist Susan B. Anthony dies in Rochester, New York (1906)
India's Missionaries of Charity chooses Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as its leader (1997)
14
Eli Whitney patents cotton gin (1794)
First female dentist, Lucy Hobbs, born in New York state (1833)
15
The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com) (1985)
Announcement of the discovery of 90377 Sedna, the farthest natural object in the Solar system so far observed (2004)
16
James Madison, "Father of the Constitution" and fourth president of the United States, born (1751)
The United Nations General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to establish the UN Human Rights Council (2006)
17
St Patrick’s Day
Dorothy Cudahy becomes the first female grand marshal of St Patrick Day Parade (1989)
18
Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov becomes the first person to walk in space (1965)
Most OPEC nations ended a five-month oil embargo against the United States, Europe and Japan (1974)
19
Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight saving time (1918)
Invasion of Iraq by American and British led coalition begins without United Nations support (2003)
20
Spring Equinox
First woman, Libby Riddles, wins the Iditarod (1985)
21
Loretta Walsh becomes the first female US Navy Petty Officer (1917)
Martin Luther King Jr begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama (1965)
22
UN World Day of Water
Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (1972)
23
Patrick Henry proclaims, "Give me liberty or give me death" (1775)
First airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington, DC (1922)
24
Harry Houdini (illusionist and stunt performer) born (1874)
One of the largest oil spills in U.S. history (1989)
25
British Parliament abolishes slave trade (1807)
Supreme Court rules women/minorities may get jobs if less qualified (1987)
26
US army nurse Elsie S Ott becomes the first woman to receive an air medal (1943)
Camp David peace treaty between Israel & Egypt (1979)
27
United States Navy founded (1794)
First successful blood transfusion (1914)
28
US Salvation Army officially organized (1885)
Pope Francis becomes the first Pope to wash the feet of women in the Maundy Thursday service (2013)
29
Good Friday
The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants (2004)
30
Anesthesia used for the first time in an operation (1842)
Vincent Van Gogh born in Groot Zundert, Holland (1853)
31
Easter
Wabash, Indiana becomes the first town to be illuminated by electric lights (1880)