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March 16 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 16 History Highlights1802 – The Army Corps of Engineers was established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.1926 – Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, MA.1968 – The My Lai Massacre involved the killing of 3000 noncombatant Vietnam

March 15 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 15 History Highlights44 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate house, by 60 conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. #bewaretheidesofMarch1820 – Maine became the 23rd US state1917 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the Russian

March 14 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 14 History Highlights1950 – The FBI released its first ‘Ten Most Wanted’ criminals list.March 14, 19** Birthday (fictional) Selena Kyle, Catwoman, DC ComicsOfficially Pi Day is 3/14. Unofficial Pi Day is Approximation Day, 7/22.The circumference of a circle with radius r is 2pr.If you were born

March 13 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 13 History Highlights1871 – The Planet Uranus was discovered by William Herschel.1943 – “Operation Flash”, an attempt to assassinate Adolph Hitler failed.1969 – Apollo 9 returned safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.The 1993 Storm of the Century affected the Eastern US, dropping feet of

March 12 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 12 History Highlights1609 – Bermuda was colonized by England1933 – President Roosevelt gave his first ‘Fireside Speech’1938 – Austria was invaded by Germany1998 – The Church of England ordained its first female priests.March 12 19** Birthday (fictional) Perry White, DC ComicsMarch 12, 19**Birthday (fictional) Homer Simpson,

March 11 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 11 History Highlights1888 – The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States.1918 – The ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic struck the I+United States.March 11, 2011 – Apple iPad 2 was released.2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 virus a

March 10 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 10 History Highlights1862 – The United States began using paper currency.1876 – Alexander Graham Bell spoke into his just-completed invention, the telephone. “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.”1880 – The US Salvation Army began serving.1977 – Astronomers discovered the rings of Uranus.If you

March 9 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 9 History Highlights1796 – Napoléon Bonaparte married his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.1841 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.1842 –

March 8 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 8 History Highlights1481 – William Caxton reprinted the illustrated book, Mirror of the World, from the original French.1913 – The Internal Revenue Service began collecting income tax on Americans’ income.2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared over the South China SeaIf you were born on March

March 7 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 7 History Highlights1850 – American Senator Daniel Webster gave his Seventh of March speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850.1869 – The Suez Canal opened for limited shipping.1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received his patent for (#174,465) the telephone.If you were born on March 7th,You were likely

March 6 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 6 History Highlights1857 – The Dredd Scott Decision. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes called it the Court’s “greatest self-inflicted wound.”March 6th is the annual sacred high holy day of Dudeism, “The Day of The Dude”. Dudeism is a religion, philosophy, or lifestyle inspired by “The Dude”,

March 5 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 5 History Highlights1521 – Guam was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan1770 – The Boston Massacre; 5 Americans killed and 6 wounded by British soldiers.1933 – President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed a three-day bank holiday.1933 – Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party received43.9% at the Reichstag elections, allowing the Nazis to

March 4 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 4 History Highlights1681 – Pennsylvania was deeded to Willam Penn by King Charles II of England.1789 – The federal government under the US Constitution began, replacing the Articles of Confederation.George Washington was declared the first US President.1933 – Frances Perkins was the first US Cabinet Secretary

March 3 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 3 History Highlights1820 – Missouri Compromise was reached. It was repealed in 1954.1845 – Florida became the 27th US State1849 – The Territory of Minnesota was created.1938 – Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia.March 3, 2017 – Nintendo Switch released, Video Game ConsoleIf you were born

March 2 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 2 History Highlights1925 – Highway numbers were introduced in the United States.East/West are even numbered, North/South are odd-numbered1943 – The Battle of Bismarck, Ally victory in South PacificMarch 2, 1961 – (fictional) Baltian made first contact with humans on Earth, Men in Black, Comics/FilmIf you were

March 1 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 1 History Highlights1781 – The articles of Confederation were ratified by the 13 original states.1872 – Yellowstone National Park was established.1932 – The Charles (Jr.) Lindbergh Kidnapping occurred.1961 – The Peace Corps was established1999 – Land Mines were banned in a United Nations treaty.If you were

March Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryAbout MarchThe name of March comes from Latin Martius, the first month of the earliest Roman calendar.Birthstone: AquamarineFlower: DaffodilPisces (February 19 – March 20)Aries (March 21 – April 20)March is worst for work productivityMarch is also The Month of ExpectationsMarch 1-7 is Will Eisner (born March 6) WeekTraditional