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Note- though this is a long list, it's not exhaustive. Believe it or not there are more special observances for the month of March as well as it's weeks and days. Check the main Get It Together By Month page for links to calendars and events shared by other websites. Some of the sites list conflicting dates for the same event. I will be going through the list below and adding links and will correct conflicts as I discover them.
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GET IT TOGETHER - MARCH
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March is:
Women’s History Month
National Baby Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
National Philatelic Society Month |
American Red Cross Month
American Diabetes Alert Month
Mental Retardation Awareness Month
Deaf History Month |
National Kidney Month
National Nutrition Month
International Science Month
Poison Prevention Awareness Month |
Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Month

Music in Our Schools Month
Youth Art Month
National Craft Month
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Yellowstone National Park Est. 1872
Ohio and Nebraska Admission Day
National Pig Day
Venera 3 reaches Venus (1966)
K-Mart founded (1962)
Peace Corps founded (1861) |
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Dr. Seuss’ Birthday , 1904
Read Across America Day
World Day of Prayer
-Annie's National Day of Prayer Homepage
TIME magazine debuted (1923)
Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig debuted (1937) |
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Alexander Graham Bell 's Birthday, 1847
Florida Admission Day
National Anthem Day (1931)
Dept. of Education- National Anthem facts
Full Worm Moon /Total Lunar Eclipse
Mr. Eclipse.com
33 Flavors Day at Baskin Robbins
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First Meeting of Congress , 1789
Vermont Admission Day
Save Your Vision Week
Voyager 1 discovers Jupiter’s Rings (1979)
Iditarod starts
-Lesson Plans
Hug a GI Day
Purim |
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Boston Massacre, 1770
Stop the Clocks Day
Gerardus Mercator’s Birthday, 1512
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Michelangelo Buonarroti’s Birthday, 1475
Alamo falls to Mexico (1836)
Valentina Tereshkova's Birthday, 1937
Oreo Cookies released (1912)
Toronto founded (1834) |
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Luther Burbank’s Birthday, 1849
Unique Names Day
Monopoly Invented (1933)
Piet Mondrian’s Birthday, 1872
Peace Corps Day
Distinguished Service Medal authorized (1918) |
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International Women's Day 
Farmer’s Day
Plant a Flower Day
-Starfall Garden Shop
Aunt's Day
-Enchanted Learning-Family Trees |
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Amerigo Vespucci s Birthday, 1454
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Harriet Tubman Day (and birthday)
See also Black History
Invention of telephone took place in 1878.
Rings around Uranus discovered (1977)
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Ezra Jack Keat’s Birthday, 1916
Bright Idea - Storybook Art
Johnny Appleseed Day
Daylight Savings Begins
Urbain le Verrier’s Birthday, 1811
Girl Scout Sunday |
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Anne Frank died on this date, 1945
Ballet Tutu first used (1832)
Ghandi’s civil march (1930)
First Library opened
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Uranus discovered, 1781
Good Samaritan Day |
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Albert Einstein ’s Birthday, 1879
Pi Day
Learn About Butterflies Day
Casey Jones' Birthday
Celebrate Scientists Day |
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Julius Caesar assassinated, 44 B.C. (Ides of March)
First Blood Bank opens, 1937
Maine Admission Day
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day
National Pasta Day
Veterans Affairs was given cabinet status (1989) |
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James Madison’s Birthday, 1751
Freedom of Information Day
Barnum & Bailey Circus debuts (1881)
Launch of first liquid fuel rocket (1926)
National Quilt Day
Quilting With Kids
Vitamin C discovered (1932)
American Legion and Auxiliary established (1919)
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St. Patrick’s Day
Submarine Day
Boys and Girls Camfire founded (1975)
Rubber Band invented (1845) |
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Grover Cleveland’s Birthday, 1837
First Space Walk
(1965)
Space & Space Travel
Sparky the Firedog’s Birthday
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Swallows return to Capistrano
Partial solar eclipse
First recorded lunar eclipse, 721 B.C.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began (2003) |
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National Agriculture Day
Mr. Rogers' Birthday (1928)
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First Day of Spring!!!
Benito Juarez’s Birthday, 1806
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Birthday, 1685
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World Water Day
Randolph Caldecott’s Birthday
Tuskegee Airmen Activated (1941) |
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Patrick Henry’s famous declaration “Give me liberty...” this date, 1775
World Meteorological Day
Weather & Meteorology
Ponce De Leon sights and names Florida
Near Miss Day (1989) |
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Exxon Valdez ran aground this date, 1989
Harry Houdini’s Birthday, 1874
World Tuberculosis Day |
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Gutzon Borglum’s Birthday, 1871
Claywater Meteorite explodes in Wisconsin (1865)
Saturn’s moon Titan discovered (1655)
National Family Day
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Robert Frost’s Birthday, 1874
Make Up Your Own Holiday Day |
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Kite Flying Day
Cale Yarborough’s Birthday, 1939
Photography Day
Steam Fire Engine debuts (1841)
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Washing Machine patented
Asteroid Pallas discovered (1802) |
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Armed forces left Vietnam, 1973
Coca-cola invented (1886)
Mariner takes first close-up photos of Mercury (1974) |
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Vincent van Gogh’s Birthday, 1853
Russia sold Alaska to U.S. (1867)
Pencil patented (1858)
Doctor’s Day |
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Rene´ Descartes’ Birthday, 1596
Eiffel Tower completed (1889)
Bunsen Burner Day
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More March links:
Get It Together By Month - Holiday themed calendars and links from various websites for use year round.
Education World March Themes - Find great links and ideas for Women's History, Spring, Nutrition, Art and Music and the Iditarod at this website. (Note- this is an advertisement heavy site.)
Scholastic Weekly Activities for Teachers - Find online activities, lesson plans and additional resources available free at the Scholastic website. Click here: to give me "credit" for your Scholastic book purchases. Thanks! 
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