March Unique Holidays and Famous Birthdays
Unique Holidays
March 1
National Pig Day
Peanut Butter Lover's Day
March 2
Old Stuff Day
I Want You to be Happy Day
March 3
Peach Blossum Day
What if Cats and Dogs had Opposable Thumbs Day
March 4
Holy Experiment Day
Hug a G.I. Day
March 5
Multiple Personality Day
March 6
National Frozen Food Day
Fun Facts About Names Day
March 7
National Crown of Roast Pork Day
International Working Women's Day
March 8
Learn What Your Name Means Day
Be Nasty Day
March 9
Panic Day
Napping Day
March 10
Festival of Life Day
Middle Name Pride Day
March 11
Worship Your Tools Day
Johnney Appleseed Day
March 12
Alfred Hitchcock Day
Girl Scout Movement Day
March 13
Jewel Day
Ear Muff Day
March 14
Invention of Cotton Gin Day
National Potato Chip Day
March 15
Everything you Think is Wrong Day
Buzzards Day
March 16
Everything you do is Right Day
Freedom of Information Day
March 17
St. Patrick's Day
Submarine Day
March 18
Supreme Sacrifice Day
Awkward Moments Day
March 19
Lets Laugh Day
Poultry Day
March 20
Snowman Burning Day
Proposal Day
March 21
Fragrance Day
National Common Courtesy Day
March 22
National Goof-off Day
As Young As You Feel Day
March 23
National Chip and Dip Day
Organize Your Home Office Day
March 24
National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day
National Be Heard Day
March 25
Pecan Day and Waffle Day
Act Happy Day
March 26
Spinach Festival Day
Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
March 27
National "Joe" Day
Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
March 28
Hot Dog Day
Something on a Stick Day
March 29
Panic Day
Festival of Smoke and Mirrors Day
March 30
Unique Names Day
I Am In Control Day
March 31
Act Happy Day
Bunsen Burner Day
Famous Birthdays
March 1
Glenn Miller - American Jazz Musician
Frederic Francois Chopin - composer, pianist
March 2
Mikhail Gorbachev - Political Leader
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe - novelist
March 3
Alexander Graham Bell - inventor
Charles Powell Adams - Military
March 4
Bobby Womack - soul singer
Knute Kenneth Rockne - football
March 5
Andy Gibb - musical artist
Eva Mendes - actress
March 6
Aaron Burr - politician
Mary Wilson - musical artist
March 7
Laura Prepon - actress
Peter Wolf - musical artist
March 8
Hannah (Hoes) Van Buren - First Lady
Freddie Prinze, Jr. - musical artist, actor
March 9
Mickey Spillane - writer
Mickey Gilley - pianist, country singer
March 10
Chuck Norris - actor
Carrie Marie Underwood - singer
March 11
Lawrence Welk - accordionist
Bobby McFerribn - musical artist
March 12
Jane Means (Appleton) Pierce - First Lady
James Taylor - musical artist
March 13
Abrigail (Powers) Filmore - First Lady
Neil Sedaka - musical artist
March 14
Albert Einstein - Physicist
Billy Crystal - comic, actor
March 15
Andrew Jackson - U. S. President
Eva Jacqueline Longoria - actress
March 16
James Madison - U. S. President
Thelma Catherine Ryan (Pat Nixon) - First Lady
March 17
Nat King Cole - singer
Patrick Duffy - actor
March 18
Grover Cleveland - U. S. President
John Updike - writer
March 19
Annunzio Mantovani - conductor
Glenn Close - actress
March 20
Bobby Orr - athlete
Shelton Jackson Lee (Spike Lee) - director
March 21
Julio R. Gallo - winemaker
Rosie O'Donnell - comic, actress
March 22
William Shatner - actor
Andrew Lloyd Webber - musical writer
March 23
Erich Fromm - psychoanalysis
Richard Grieco - actor
March 24
Harry Houdini - magician
Tommy Hilfiger - fashion designer
March 25
Gloria Steinem - feminist
Aretha Franklin - musical artist
March 26
Tennessee Lanier Williams - writer
Sandra Day O'Connor - justice
March 27
Quentin Tarantino - director
Mariah Carey - musical artist
March 28
Dr. Jonas Edward Salk - scientist
Reba McEntire - musical artist
March 29
John Tyler - U. S. President
Louise Henry Hoover - First Lady
March 30
Vincent Willem Van Gogh - painter
Eric Clapton - musical artist
March 31
Herb Alpert - musical artist
Rhea Perlman - actress
March Trivia
- The Girl Guides (later known as the Girl Scouts of the USA) were founded in the United States during March in 1912.
- The first Maryland colonists arrived on March 25, 1634. Every year the citizens of Maryland celebrate that day as the most important arrival of their first colonists.
- The violet is the flower of March.
- Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to recite his inauguration address entirely from memory in March 1853.
- The US Congress passed an act in 1807 to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country."
- Ohio became the 17th state in 1803 in the month of March.
- In 1770 on March 5 a mob of people was fired upon by British soldiers naming this the Boston Massacre.
- Eli Whiney patented the cotton gin on March 14, 1794.
- 1899 - Bayer registered Aspirin as a trademark on March 6, 1899. Aspirin is considered by many to be the first wonder drug.
- March is National Craft Month, American Red Cross Month, and Irish American Heritage Month.
- TIME magazine published the first issue on March 3, 1923.
- Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman, was the first Book-of-the-Month Club selection, published by Viking Press in March 1926
- On March 3, 1931 the president signed an order that made The Star Spangled Banner the national anthem.
- The Eiffel Tower was official opened on March 31, 1889.
- "Who shot J.R.?" On the 1980 season finale of Dallas, J. R. Ewing was shot by an unseen assailant. We didn't find out until the following season that it was Kristin Shepard, J.R.'s mistress.
March Hubs
- Great Vacations in February, March and April 2012
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People who were born on March 17 can celebrate by watching parades and can drink green-dyed beer with their birthday cake. - Birthstones and Mother's Jewelry
Birthstones and mothers jewelry Ill bet when you were a kid, you had at least one piece of birthstone jewelry at least if you were a girl, that is. This might have been a birthstone ring, a... - Great Vacations in February, March and April 2011
Ready to greet 2011 and forge some new memories with a great vacation in a new locale. Here's some ready-made parties in fun cities eager to celebrate their history, attractions, and culture along with a lot...
A dry March and a wet May
Fill barns and bays with corn and hay.
Fudgy Peanut Butter Cream Pie
Ingredients:
3/4 cup hot fudge ice cream topping, divided
1 ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust (6 oz.)
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1-1/4 cups cold milk
2 pkg. (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
Instructions:
- Spread 1/2 cup fudge topping onto bottom of crust. Freeze 10 min.
- Beat peanut butter and milk in large bowl with whisk until blended. Add dry pudding mixes; beat 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.) Stir in half the COOL WHIP; spoon into crust. Cover with remaining COOL WHIP.
- Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
- Warm remaining fudge topping, then drizzle over pie just before serving.
This recipe is from: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/fudgy-peanut-butter-cream-pie-52760.aspx
This recipe in honor of March 1st, Peanut Butter Lover's Day. I don't know about you but I love peanut butter and this recipes sound absolutely delicious.
© 2010 Susan Hazelton
