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1 st March 1961 President Kennedy establishes the Peace Corp

2 nd March 1933 King Kong, starring Fay Wray, premiered in New York City.Fay WrayNew York City

3 rd March 1931 The "Star-Spangled Banner" was adopted as the national anthem."Star-Spangled Banner"

4 th March 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as 32nd president, pledges to pull U.S. out of Depression and says "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."

5 th March 1946 Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill delivered his famous Iron curtain speech, "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent."

6 th March 1857 The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens.Supreme CourtDred Scott v. Sandford

7 th February 1876 Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone.

8 th March 1999 Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio died.Joe DiMaggio

9 th March 1959 Barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold

10 th March 1862 U.S. issues 1st paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000)

11 th March 2004 At least 170 die in train bombings in Madrid

12 th March 1912 The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the U.S..Girl Guides U.S.

13 th March 1933 Great DepressionGreat Depression: Banks in the United States begin to re- open after the Presidentially mandated "bank holiday".United Statesbank holiday

14 th March 1794 Eli WhitneyEli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.patentcotton gin

15 th March 1776 South CarolinaSouth Carolina became the first American colony to declare its independence from Great Britain and set up its own government.Great Britain

16 th March st U.S. black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (New York City), begins publishing

17 th March st St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City

18 th March 1940 Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France and Britain

19 th March 1918 The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.U.S. Congresstime zonesdaylight saving time

20 th March 1942 HolocaustHolocaust: in Rohatyn, western Ukraine, German SS murder 3,000 Jews, including 600 children, annihilating 70% of Rohatyn's Jewish ghetto.RohatynUkraineGermanSSJewsRohatynJewishghetto

21 st March 1982 Movie premieres

22 nd March 1895 First display (a private screening) of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière.motion picturesAuguste and Louis Lumière

23 rd March 1775 American Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his famous speech -"give me liberty or give me death" at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.Patrick Henrygive me liberty or give me deathSt. John's ChurchRichmond, Virginia

24 th March 1958 Elvis Presley joins the army

25 th March 1634 The first settlers arrive in MarylandMaryland

26 th March 1979 In a ceremony at the White House, Israel and Egypt end 30 years of war with a handshake, after the signing of the Egypt-Israel peace treaty.

27 th March Mariner 7Mariner 7 is launched.

28 th March 1990 PresidentPresident George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.George H. W. BushJesse Owens Congressional Gold Medal

29 th March 1886 Dr John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.John PembertonCoca-ColaAtlantaGeorgia

30 th March 1953 Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. The news media call this Seward's Folly.Alaska United States Secretary of StateWilliam H. SewardSeward's Folly

31 ST March 1889 The Eiffel Tower is inauguratedEiffel Tower