Birthday March 01, 1810 Frederic Chopin, composer
Birthday March 01, 1837 William Dean Howells, novelist
Birthday March 01, 1848 Augustus Saint-Gaudens, sculptor, designed 1907 $20 gold piece
Birthday March 01, 1880 Lytton Strachey, critic
Birthday March 01, 1892 Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Japan, writer (Rashomon in Kappa)
Birthday March 01, 1910 David Niven, Britian (Around the World in 80 Days)
Birthday March 01, 1917 Dinah Shore, Winchester,Tenn, singer
Birthday March 01, 1917 Robert Lowell, poet, pacifist (Lord Weary's Castle, Near the Ocean)
Birthday March 01, 1921 Terrence 'Cardinal' Cooke, NY
Birthday March 01, 1921 Richard Wilbur, poet (Ceremony, Walking to Sleep)
Birthday March 01, 1924 Donald (Deke) Slayton, astronaut
Birthday March 01, 1926 Pete Rozelle, NFL commissioner
Birthday March 01, 1927 Harry Belafonte, singer, Actor
Birthday March 01, 1942 Joan Hackett, NY
Birthday March 01, 1946 Lana Wood, Santa Monica Cal
Birthday March 01, 1954 Catherine Bach, Warren, Oh, oh those legs
Birthday March 01, 1954 Ron Howard, Actor (American Graffiti, Happy Days)
History March 01, 1692 Salem Witch Hunt begins
History March 01, 1753 St. David's Day
History March 01, 1781 Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation
History March 01, 1781 Articles of Confederation are ratified
History March 01, 1790 1st US census began
History March 01, 1803 Ohio becomes 17th state
History March 01, 1859 Present seal of SF adopted (its 2nd)
History March 01, 1864 Rebecca Lee becomes 1st black woman MD in US
History March 01, 1864 Grant nominated for lieutenant general
History March 01, 1864 Louis Ducos du Hauron patents movie machine (never built)
History March 01, 1867 Nebraska becomes 37th state
History March 01, 1872 Yellowstone becomes world's 1st national park
History March 01, 1872 Yellowstone Park established
History March 01, 1879 Library of Hawaii founded
History March 01, 1910 Trains buried by avalanche
History March 01, 1917 Zimmermann Telegram published in United States
History March 01, 1919 Korean independence Demonstrations from Japan begin
History March 01, 1921 E.M. Forster takes a passage to India
History March 01, 1927 Bank of Italy becomes a Natl Bank
History March 01, 1932 Charles Lindbergh Jr. kidnapped
History March 01, 1932 Charles Lindbergh Jr. kidnapped in NJ; found dead May 12
History March 01, 1937 1st permanent automobile license plates issued (Ct)
History March 01, 1941 Bulgaria joins the Axis
History March 01, 1947 Intl Monetary Fund began operations
History March 01, 1951 22nd amendment limits president to 2 terms
History March 01, 1954 Puerto Rican nationalists wound five representatives
History March 01, 1961 Peace Corps established
History March 01, 1961 Kennedy establishes Peace Corps
History March 01, 1961 Pres Kennedy establishes Peace Corps
History March 01, 1965 U.S. informs South Vietnam of intent to send Marines
History March 01, 1966 Venera 3 becomes 1st manmade object to impact on a planet (Venus)
History March 01, 1966 Soviet probe crashes into Venus
History March 01, 1968 Clifford replaces McNamara
History March 01, 1969 Mickey Mantle announces retirement
History March 01, 1969 Mickey Mantle retires
History March 01, 1970 End of coml whale hunting in the US
History March 01, 1970 White govt of Rhodesia declares ind from Britain
History March 01, 1971 Bomb explodes in Capitol building
History March 01, 1971 James Taylor makes the cover of Time magazine
History March 01, 1971 Richard Zanuck and David Brown join Warner Brothers
History March 01, 1982 Soviet Venus 13 soft lands on Venus
History March 01, 2005 Honda unveils new Civic
March 01, 1810 Frederic Chopin, composer
March 01, 1837 William Dean Howells, novelist
March 01, 1848 Augustus Saint-Gaudens, sculptor, designed 1907 $20 gold piece
March 01, 1880 Lytton Strachey, critic
March 01, 1892 Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Japan, writer (Rashomon in Kappa)
March 01, 1910 David Niven, Britian (Around the World in 80 Days)
March 01, 1917 Dinah Shore, Winchester,Tenn, singer
March 01, 1917 Robert Lowell, poet, pacifist (Lord Weary's Castle, Near the Ocean)
March 01, 1921 Terrence 'Cardinal' Cooke, NY
March 01, 1921 Richard Wilbur, poet (Ceremony, Walking to Sleep)
March 01, 1924 Donald (Deke) Slayton, astronaut
March 01, 1926 Pete Rozelle, NFL commissioner
March 01, 1927 Harry Belafonte, singer, Actor
March 01, 1942 Joan Hackett, NY
March 01, 1946 Lana Wood, Santa Monica Cal
March 01, 1954 Catherine Bach, Warren, Oh, oh those legs
March 01, 1954 Ron Howard, Actor (American Graffiti, Happy Days)
March 01, 1692 Salem Witch Hunt begins
March 01, 1753 St. David's Day
March 01, 1781 Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation
March 01, 1781 Articles of Confederation are ratified
March 01, 1790 1st US census began
March 01, 1803 Ohio becomes 17th state
March 01, 1859 Present seal of SF adopted (its 2nd)
March 01, 1864 Rebecca Lee becomes 1st black woman MD in US
March 01, 1864 Grant nominated for lieutenant general
March 01, 1864 Louis Ducos du Hauron patents movie machine (never built)
March 01, 1867 Nebraska becomes 37th state
March 01, 1872 Yellowstone becomes world's 1st national park
March 01, 1872 Yellowstone Park established
March 01, 1879 Library of Hawaii founded
March 01, 1910 Trains buried by avalanche
March 01, 1917 Zimmermann Telegram published in United States
March 01, 1919 Korean independence Demonstrations from Japan begin
March 01, 1921 E.M. Forster takes a passage to India
March 01, 1927 Bank of Italy becomes a Natl Bank
March 01, 1932 Charles Lindbergh Jr. kidnapped
March 01, 1932 Charles Lindbergh Jr. kidnapped in NJ; found dead May 12
March 01, 1937 1st permanent automobile license plates issued (Ct)
March 01, 1941 Bulgaria joins the Axis
March 01, 1947 Intl Monetary Fund began operations
March 01, 1951 22nd amendment limits president to 2 terms
March 01, 1954 Puerto Rican nationalists wound five representatives
March 01, 1961 Peace Corps established
March 01, 1961 Kennedy establishes Peace Corps
March 01, 1961 Pres Kennedy establishes Peace Corps
March 01, 1965 U.S. informs South Vietnam of intent to send Marines
March 01, 1966 Venera 3 becomes 1st manmade object to impact on a planet (Venus)
March 01, 1966 Soviet probe crashes into Venus
March 01, 1968 Clifford replaces McNamara
March 01, 1969 Mickey Mantle announces retirement
March 01, 1969 Mickey Mantle retires
March 01, 1970 End of coml whale hunting in the US
March 01, 1970 White govt of Rhodesia declares ind from Britain
March 01, 1971 Bomb explodes in Capitol building
March 01, 1971 James Taylor makes the cover of Time magazine
March 01, 1971 Richard Zanuck and David Brown join Warner Brothers
March 01, 1982 Soviet Venus 13 soft lands on Venus
March 01, 2005 Honda unveils new Civic