March 2003

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March 2 Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) born in - 1904
March 3 Missouri Compromise Passed in - 1803
"Star Spangled Banner" was designated as the National Anthem in - 1931
March 4 Pennsylvania was deeded to William Penn in - 1681
United States Constitution went into effect in - 1789
Birthday of Casimir Pulaski 1747-1779
Birthday of Jane Goodall - 1934-
March 5 Crispus Attucks was killed in the Boston massacre in 1770
March 6 The Alamo falls to Santa Anna in - 1836
Dred Scott Decision in - 1857
March 7 Alexander Graham Bell Patented the Telephone in 1876
The game Monopoly was invented in 1933
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March 10 Daniel Boone was hired to cut the Wilderness Road in 1775
First U.S. paper money was issued in 1862
Ulysses S. Grant was named Commander of the Union Army in 1864
Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first telephone message in 1876
March 11 Johnny Appleseed Day 1774-1845
March 12 First U.S. steam engine was used in 1755
The U.S. Post Office was established in 1789
Juliet Low founded the Girl Scouts in the U.S. in 1912
March 13 Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781
'Uncle Sam' was created in 1852
March 14 Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin in 1794
Birthday of Casey Jones 1864-1900
Birthday of Albert Einstein 1879-1955
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March 17 St. Patrick's Day
March 18 Confederate States Congress adjourned in 1865
Hawaii became a state in 1959
Birthday of John C. Calhoun 1782-1850
March 19 Birthday of Wyatt Earp 1848-1929
Birthday of Lou Gehrig 1903-1941
March 20 Harriet Beecher Stowe published 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' in 1852
March 21 Death of Pocahontas in 1617
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March 24 Birthday of Harry Houdini 1874-1926
March 25 Maryland colonized in 1634
March 26 Lifeboat patented in 1845
Fire extinguisher patented in 1872
March 27 Ponce de Leon sighted Florida in 1512
March 28 Washing machine patented in 1797
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March 31 Eiffel Tower officially opened in 1889

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