Today is March 3 2015

National Pancake Day: More
  At IHOP (changes yearly): More
National Cold Cuts Day More

• Unique Names Day: More
  Third day of Celebrate Your Name Week
• National Anthem Day: More
  Adoption of the 'The Star-Spangled Banner' in 1931 as the U.S. National Anthem..
• National I Want You to be Happy Day: More
• What if Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day: More
• Bonza Bottler Day: More
  Month 3 and day 3 are the same.
• International Ear Care Day: More
  World Health Org. awareness day
• Princess Day: More
  Japanese Princess Festival or Doll Festival.
• Navy Reserves Birthday: More
  Became active on March 3 1915.
• Peach Blossom Day: More
• World Wildlife Day: More

• In 1776, During the American Revolutionary War, The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Battle of Nassau (March 3–4, 1776) was a naval action and amphibious assault by American forces against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas, during the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence). It is considered the first cruise and one of the first engagements of the newly established Continental Navy and the Continental Marines, the progenitors of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The action was also the Marines' first amphibious landing. It is sometimes known as the Raid of Nassau'.
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• In 1791, The first Internal Revenue Act is passed.
  From Wikipedia: 'According to the U.S. Supreme Court, the power of administrative levy for federal taxes dates back to the year 1791'.
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• In 1879, United States Geological Survey is created.
  From Wikipedia: 'The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility.
  
  ' 'Prompted by a report from the National Academy of Sciences, the USGS was created, by a last-minute amendment, to an act of Congress on March 3, 1879. It was charged with the "classification of the public lands, and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain". This task was driven by the need to inventory the vast lands added to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Mexican–American War in 1848'.
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• In 1915, The silent movie, Birth of a Nation, opens in New York.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from the novel and play The Clansman, both by Thomas Dixon, Jr. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay (with Frank E. Woods), and co-produced the film (with Harry Aitken). It was released on February 8, 1915. Over two hours long, the film was originally presented in two parts separated by an intermission; it was the first 12-reel film in America.
  
  The film chronicles the relationship of two families in the American Civil War and Reconstruction era: the pro-Union Northern Stonemans and the pro-Confederacy Southern Camerons over the course of several years. The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth is dramatized.'
  
  The film was a commercial success, though it was highly controversial owing to its portrayal of black men (some played by white actors in blackface) as unintelligent and sexually aggressive towards white women, and the portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan (whose original founding is dramatized) as a heroic force. There were widespread African- American protests against The Birth of a Nation, such as in Boston, while thousands of white Bostonians flocked to see the film. The NAACP spearheaded an unsuccessful campaign to ban the film. Griffith's indignation at efforts to censor or ban the film motivated him to produce Intolerance the following year'.
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• In 1915, NACA, the predecessor of NASA, is founded.
  From Wikipedia: 'The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was a U.S. federal agency founded on March 3, 1915, to undertake, promote, and institutionalize aeronautical research. On October 1, 1958, the agency was dissolved, and its assets and personnel transferred to the newly created National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NACA was pronounced as individual letters, rather than as an acronym (and after NASA first came into being, it too was vocalized as individual letters as well)'.
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• In 1921, Toronto's Dr Banting and Dr Best announce their work with insulin.
  From Wikipedia: 'Insulin (from the Latin, insula meaning island) is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells in the pancreas, and by Brockmann body in some teleost fish. It regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats by promoting the absorption of glucose from the blood to skeletal muscles and fat tissue and by causing fat to be stored rather than used for energy. Insulin also inhibits the production of glucose by the liver.
  
  'In 1916, Nicolae Paulescu, a Romanian professor of physiology at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, developed an aqueous pancreatic extract which, when injected into a diabetic dog, had a normalizing effect on blood-sugar levels. He had to interrupt his experiments because of World War I, and in 1921 he wrote four papers about his work carried out in Bucharest and his tests on a diabetic dog. Later that year, he published "Research on the Role of the Pancreas in Food Assimilation".'
  
  'On January 11, 1922, Leonard Thompson, a 14-year-old diabetic who lay dying at the Toronto General Hospital, was given the first injection of insulin. However, the extract was so impure, Thompson suffered a severe allergic reaction, and further injections were canceled. Over the next 12 days, Collip worked day and night to improve the ox-pancreas extract, and a second dose was injected on January 23. This was completely successful, not only in having no obvious side-effects but also in completely eliminating the glycosuria sign of diabetes. The first American patient was Elizabeth Hughes Gossett, the daughter of U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes. The first patient treated in the U.S. was future woodcut artist James D. Havens; Dr. John Ralston Williams imported insulin from Toronto to Rochester, New York, to treat Havens.
  
  Children dying from diabetic ketoacidosis were kept in large wards, often with 50 or more patients in a ward, mostly comatose. Grieving family members were often in attendance, awaiting the (until then, inevitable) death.
  
  In one of medicine's more dramatic moments, Banting, Best, and Collip went from bed to bed, injecting an entire ward with the new purified extract. Before they had reached the last dying child, the first few were awakening from their coma, to the joyous exclamations of their families.
  
  Banting and Best never worked well with Collip, regarding him as something of an interloper, and Collip left the project soon after.
  
  'Over the spring of 1922, Best managed to improve his techniques to the point where large quantities of insulin could be extracted on demand, but the preparation remained impure. The drug firm Eli Lilly and Company had offered assistance not long after the first publications in 1921, and they took Lilly up on the offer in April. In November, Lilly made a major breakthrough and was able to produce large quantities of highly refined insulin. Insulin was offered for sale shortly thereafter'.
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• In 1923, The first issue of 'Time magazine' appears on newsstands.
  From Wikipedia: 'Time (styled within the magazine as TIME) is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It was founded in 1923 and for decades was dominated by Henry Luce, who built a highly profitable stable of magazines.
  
  Time magazine was created in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly news magazine in the United States. The two had previously worked together as chairman and managing editor respectively of the Yale Daily News. They first called the proposed magazine Facts. They wanted to emphasize brevity, so that a busy man could read it in an hour. They changed the name to Time and used the slogan "Take Time–It's Brief". Time as important but also fun, which accounted for its heavy coverage of celebrities (including politicians), the entertainment industry, and pop culture—criticized as too light for serious news'.
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• In 1931, The United States officially adopts 'The Star-Spangled Banner' as its national anthem.
  From Wikipedia: '"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written on September 13 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812.'
  
  "The Star-Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the United States Navy in 1889, and by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1508, codified at 36 U.S.C. § 301), which was signed by President Herbert Hoover'.
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• In 1931, Cab Calloway records 'Minnie the Moocher' (Jazz's 1st million seller).
  From Wikipedia: '"Minnie the Moocher" is a jazz song first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, selling over a million copies. "Minnie the Moocher" is most famous for its nonsensical ad libbed ("scat") lyrics (for example, "Hi De Hi De Hi De Hi"). In performances, Calloway would have the audience participate by repeating each scat phrase in a form of call and response. Eventually Calloway's phrases would become so long and complex that the audience would laugh at their own failed attempts to repeat them.
  
  "Minnie the Moocher" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999'.
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• In 1933, Mount Rushmore is dedicated.
  From Wikipedia: 'Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore, a granite batholith formation in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota, United States. Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60- foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) The entire memorial covers 1,278.45 acres (2.00 sq mi; 5.17 km2) and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.
  
  South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills region of South Dakota in order to promote tourism in the region. Robinson's initial idea was to sculpt the Needles; however, Gutzon Borglum rejected the Needles site because of the poor quality of the granite and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on the Mount Rushmore location, which also has the advantage of facing southeast for maximum sun exposure.
  
  'Robinson wanted it to feature western heroes like Lewis and Clark, Red Cloud,[5] and Buffalo Bill Cody,[6] but Borglum decided the sculpture should have a more national focus and chose the four presidents whose likenesses would be carved into the mountain. After securing federal funding through the enthusiastic sponsorship of "Mount Rushmore's great political patron", U.S. Senator Peter Norbeck, construction on the memorial began in 1927, and the presidents' faces were completed between 1934 and 1939. Upon Gutzon Borglum's death in March 1941, his son Lincoln Borglum took over construction. Although the initial concept called for each president to be depicted from head to waist, lack of funding forced construction to end in late October 1941'.
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• In 1938, The 'Mallard' the fastest steam driven train ever, was built by LNER Doncaster Works England.
  From Wikipedia: 'Number 4468 Mallard is a London and North Eastern Railway Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive built at Doncaster, England in 1938. It is historically significant as the holder of the world speed record for steam locomotives.
  
  'Mallard was released into traffic for the first time on 3 March 1938. It was the first A4 to be fitted with a Kylchap double blast pipe from new. This was one of the factors that led to its selection for the attempt on the world rail speed record in July of that year.'.
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• In 1938, Natural oil reserves are discovered in Saudi Arabia.
  From Wikipedia: 'Saudi Arabian oil was first discovered in commercial quantities at Dammam oil well No. 7 in 1938 now modern day Dhahran'
  
  'SOCAL set up a subsidiary company, the California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) to develop the oil concession. SOCAL also joined forces with the Texas Oil Company when together they formed CALTEX in 1936 to take advantage of the latter’s formidable marketing network in Africa and Asia.
  
  When CASOC geologists surveyed the concession area, they identified a promising site and named it Dammam No. 7, after a nearby village. Over the next three years, the drillers were unsuccessful in making a commercial strike, but chief geologist Max Steineke persevered. He urged the team to drill deeper, even when Dammam No. 7 was plagued by cave-ins, stuck drill bits and other problems, before the drillers finally struck oil on 3 March 1938. This discovery would turn out to be first of many, eventually revealing the largest source of crude oil in the world. For the king, oil revenues became a crucial source of wealth since he no longer had to rely on receipts from pilgrimages to Mecca. This discovery would alter Middle Eastern political relations forever'.
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• In 1951, Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, records 'Rocket 88', often cited as 'the first rock and roll record', at Sam Phillips recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
  From Wikipedia: '"Rocket 88" (originally written as Rocket "88") is a rhythm and blues song that was first recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 3 or 5, 1951 (accounts differ). The recording was credited to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, who were actually Ike Turner's Kings of Rhyt
  
  The record reached no. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart. Many experts acknowledge its importance in the development of rock and roll music, with several considering it to be the first rock and roll record.'.
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• In 1956, Elvis Presley's 1st hit in Billboard's top 10 is 'Heartbreak Hotel'.
  From Wikipedia: 'On March 3, 1956, the song entered the Billboard pop chart at number 68, and the Country and Western chart at number nine. Within two months, "Heartbreak Hotel" reached number one on both charts. It also made top five on the R&B chart, the first Presley single to chart there. This resulted in "Heartbreak Hotel" becoming only the second single in history to reach all three Billboard charts, after Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes". The song spent a total of twenty-seven weeks in the top 100. By April, "Heartbreak Hotel" became a million-seller, earning Presley his first RIAA-certified gold record, and going on to be the biggest selling single of 1956.] "Heartbreak Hotel/I Was the One" was certified Platinum by on March 27, 1992 and 2× Platinum on July 15, 1999 by the RIAA. The song made its debut on the UK Singles Chart in May 1956; it peaked at the second spot the next month and stayed on the charts for22 weeks'.
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• In 1965, The Temptations 'My Girl' reaches #1.
  From Wikipedia: '"My Girl" is a 1964 standard recorded by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label which became a number one hit in 1965. Written and produced by The Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, the song became the Temptations' first U.S. number-one single, and is today their signature song. Robinson's inspiration for writing this song was his wife, Miracles member Claudette Rogers Robinson. The song was featured on the Temptations album The Temptations Sing Smokey'.
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• In 1969, During the Apollo program, NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
  From Wikipedia: 'Apollo 9 was the third manned mission in the United States Apollo space program and the first flight of the Command/Service Module (CSM) with the Lunar Module (LM). Its three-person crew, consisting of Commander James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart, spent ten days in low Earth orbit testing several aspects critical to landing on the Moon, including the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers. The mission was the second manned launch of a SaturnV rocket'.
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• In 1975, The first 'People's Choice Awards',
  -- Favorite Motion Picture is The Sting'.
  -- Favorite Motion Picture Actress is Barbra Streisand.
  -- Favorite Motion Picture Actor is John Wayne.
  -- Favorite Television Comedy Program is 'All in the Family'.
  -- Favorite Dramatic Television Program is 'The Waltons'.
  -- Favorite Female Television Performer is Mary Tyler Moore.
  -- Favorite Male Television Performer is Alan Alda and Telly Savalas .
  -- Favorite All-Around Female Performer is Carol Burnett.
  -- Favorite All-Around Male Performer is Bob Hope.
  -- Favorite Television Variety Show is 'The Carol Burnett Show'.
  -- Favorite Male Singer is Mac Davis.
  -- Favorite Female Performer is Barbra Streisand.
  -- Favorite Musical Group is 'The Osmond Brothers'.
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• In 1985, 'Moonlighting' with Cybill Shepard and Bruce Willis, premieres on ABC.
  From Wikipedia: 'Moonlighting is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 66 episodes (67 in syndication as the pilot is split into two episodes). Starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis as private detectives, the show was a mixture of drama, comedy, and romance, and was considered to be one of the first successful and influential examples of comedy-drama, or "dramedy", emerging as a distinct television genre'.
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• In 1997, The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Sky Tower is an observation and telecommunications tower located on the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets in the Auckland CBD, Auckland City, New Zealand. It is 328 metres (1,076 ft) tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast, making it the tallest man-made structure in the Southern Hemisphere. It has become an iconic landmark in Auckland's skyline due to its height and unique design'
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• In 2005, First non-stop non-refueling solo flight around the world by pilot Steve Fosse. 'In 2005 Fossett made the first solo, nonstop unrefueled circumnavigation of the world in an airplane, in 67 hours in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, a single-engine jet aircraft'.
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Two food holidays tomorrow.
The first is 'National Pancake Day'. At IHOP (changes yearly)'.
[The Hankster says ] Some free cakes with a hope that you will donate for their sponsored charities.
Second is 'National Cold Cuts Day'.
[The Hankster says] Lunch meat my another name would taste as good. Apologies to W.S.

Tomorrow is the third day of the week long 'Celebrate Your Name Week'. It will be 'Unique Names Day'.

And since tomorrow is 3/3 (month and day the same), it will be the third 'Bonza_Bottler_Day' this year.

Tomorrow is 'National Anthem Day'. Celebrating the adoption of the 'The Star-Spangled Banner' in 1931 as the U.S. National Anthem. Yes that is 1931 and not 1831 or earlier.

We have already had, this month, a smile day and a compliment day. tomorrow continues the theme with 'National I Want You to be Happy Day'.

Tomorrow poses a question. It will be 'What if Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day'.
[The Hankster says] Think about it.

we have a health related awareness day tomorrow. It will be 'International Ear Care Day'. A 'World Health Org. awareness day.

In Japan, tomorrow will be 'Princess Day'. Celebrating the Japanese Princess Festival or Doll Festival.

This day looks to be related to Princess Day. 'Peach Blossom Day'. Both days are sometimes referred to as Girls Day in Japan.

Tomorrow is 'Navy Reserves Birthday'. It became active on March 3 1915.

An Earth awareness day tomorrow. It will be 'World Wildlife Day'.

Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark once said ' I am happy to continue with my journey through time.'
[The Hankster says] So should we, but that doesn't mean we can't stop and take a look back to the past. I have my eye on March 3 in that past.

In 1776, During the American Revolutionary War, The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.

In 1791, The first Internal Revenue Act is passed.
[The Hankster says] It was on distilled liquor and tobacco products.

In 1879, The United States Geological Survey was created.

In 1879, The first indoor game of ice hockey is played.

In 1915, NACA, the predecessor of NASA, is founded.

In 1921 - Toronto's Dr Banting and Dr Best announce the discovery of insulin.

In 1931 - The United States officially adopts 'The Star-Spangled Banner' as its national anthem.

In 1931, Cab Calloway records 'Minnie the Moocher' (Jazz's 1st million seller).

In 1923, The first issue of 'Time magazine' appears on newsstands.

In 1933 - Mount Rushmore is dedicated.

In 1938, The 'Mallard' the fastest steam driven train ever, was built by LNER Doncaster Works England.

In 1938, Natural oil reserves are discovered in Saudi Arabia.

In 1951, Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, records 'Rocket 88', often cited as 'the first rock and roll record', at Sam Phillips recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee.

In 1955, Elvis Presley makes his 1st TV appearance on a broadcast of the radio show 'Louisiana Hayride'.

In 1956, Elvis Presley's 1st hit in Billboard's top 10 is 'Heartbreak Hotel'.

In 1965, The Temptations 'My Girl' reaches #1.

In 1969, During the Apollo program, NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.

In 1975, The first 'People's Choice Awards',
Favorite Motion Picture is The Sting'.
Favorite Motion Picture Actress is Barbra Streisand.
Favorite Motion Picture Actor is John Wayne.
Favorite Television Comedy Program is 'All in the Family'.
Favorite Dramatic Television Program is 'The Waltons'.
Favorite Female Television Performer is Mary Tyler Moore.
Favorite Male Television Performer is Alan Alda and Telly Savalas .
Favorite All-Around Female Performer is Carol Burnett.
Favorite All-Around Male Performer is Bob Hope.
Favorite Television Variety Show is 'The Carol Burnett Show'.
Favorite Male Singer is Mac Davis.
Favorite Female Performer is Barbra Streisand.
Favorite Musical Group is 'The Osmond Brothers'.

In 1985, 'Moonlighting' with Cybill Shepard and Bruce Willis, premieres on ABC.

In 1997, The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.

In 2005, The first non-stop non-refueling solo flight around the world is made by pilot Steve Fosse.

No. 1 song

• This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis and the Playboys: More
  'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' has been displaced by 'This Diamond Ring', which will hold the no. 1 spot until March 6 1965, when 'Eight Days a Week (The Beatles)', takes over.

Top movie

• The Greatest Story Ever Told More
  Having displaced 'My Fair Lady, (returns)', it will be there until the weekend box office of March 7 1965 when, 'The Sound of Music', takes over.

• FamousBirthdays.com: March 3 Birthdays More
• FamousDaily.com: March 3 History More
• History.com: Historical Events on 3rd March More
• HistoryOrb.com: Famous Deaths on 3rd March More
• On-This-day.com history 3rd March More
• On-This-day.com music history 3rd March More
• Wikipedia.com: History March 3 More

Food Holiday:
Bell Peppers and Broccoli Month
Berries and Cherries Month
Exotic Winter Fruit and Leeks and Green Onions Month
National Celery Month
National Flour Month
National Frozen Food Month
National Noodle Month
National Nutrition Month
National Peanut Month
National Sauce Month

Other:
American Diabetes Alert Month
American Red Cross Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Child Life Month
Colic Awareness Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month
Dolphin Awareness Month
Expanding Girls' Horizons in Science and Engineering Month
Hemophilia Month
Honor Society Awareness Month
Humorists are Artists Month
International Listening Awareness Month
International Mirth Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
Kidney Month
Malignant Hyperthermia Awareness and Training Month
Music in our Schools Month
National Athletic Trainers Month
National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Craft Month
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
National Essential Tremor Awareness Month
National Ethics Awareness Month
National Eye Donor Month
National Flower Month
National Kidney Month
National March Into Literacy Month
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
National Poison Prevention Awareness Month
National Problem Gambling Awareness Month
National Professional Social Worker's Month
National Social Work Month
National Women's History Month
Red Cross Month
Rosacea Awareness Month
Save Your Vision Month
Trisomy Awareness Month

March is:

March origin (from Wikipedia):
'The name of March comes from Latin Martius, the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named for Mars, the Roman god of war who was also regarded as a guardian of agriculture and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. '

March 'is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of seven months that are 31 days long. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. '

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If you couldn't afford 90 cents for a movie ticket, 50 years ago, or your 45 RPM record player was broke, you might watch one of these shows on TV.
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Best selling books of 1965 More

• Astronomy Picture of the Day: More
• NOAA: - National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: More
• Listen to Old Radio Shows: (streaming mp3 with schedule) More
• NASA TV: (video feed) More
  NASA TV schedule: More
• Public Domain eBook Links

  Sites for downloading or reading free Public Domain eBooks. Available in various formats. More

• Podcast: A Moment of Science. Approximately 1 minute general science facts.
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• Podcast: The Naked Scientists. Current science, medicine, space and other science
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• Podcast: Quirks & Quarks. Current science news.
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• Articles and videos: Universe Today. Current space and astronomy news.
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• Old Picture of the Day - "Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph."
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Below, are listed several holiday sites that I reference in addition to other holiday researches.

US Government Holidays

• 2015 Postal Holidays More
• 2015 Official Federal Holidays More

Holidays Worldwide

• List of holidays by country More
• Holidays and Observances around the World More