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plus Daily Celebration Ideas*
SELECT your topic.
THINK "What do I know?"
FOLLOW text links to learn more.
CONSIDER related personal experiences.
CONNECT your ideas with other items of interest.
START WRITING, additional thoughts will naturally flow.
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It happened in March...March 1 / 1872 - Yellowstone Park established / 1910 - Trains buried by avalanche / 1932 - Lindbergh baby kidnapped / Peanut Butter Day / Pig Day
March 2 / 1807 - Congress abolishes the African slave trade / 1904 - Dr. Seuss born / 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points / Banana Creme Day / Old Stuff Day March 3 / 1887 - Hellen Keller meets her miracle worker / 1974 - Faulty door dooms plane / 1863 - Congress passes Civil War conscription act / I Want You to Be Happy Day March 4 / 1789 - Government under the U.S. constitution begins / 1933 - FDR inaugurated / 2005 - Martha Stewart is released from prison / Hug a G.I. Day / Pound Cake Day March 5 / 1770 - Boston Massacre / 1946 - Churchill delivers Iron Curtain speech / 1963 - Hula Hoop patented / Cheese Doodle Day / Multiple Personality Day March 6 / 1475 - Michelangelo born / 1899 - Bayer patents aspirin / 1857 - Supreme Court rules in Dred Scott case / Dentist Day / Frozen Food Day March 7 / 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone / 1938 - Janet Guthrie, first female Indy 500 driver, born / 1972 - Jets engage in aerial combat / Alexander Graham Bell Day / National Cereal Day March 8 / 1669 - Mt. Etna erupts / 1957 - Egypt opens Suez Canal / 1917 - February Revolution begins in Russia / Be a Jerk Day March 9 / 1916 - Pancho Villa raids U.S. / 1945 - Firebombing of Tokyo / 1959- Barbie makes her debut / Panic Day March 10 / 1876 - Speech transmitted by telephone / 1906 - Mine explosion kills 1,060 in France / 1959 - Rebellion in Tibet / Blueberry Muffin Day March 11 / 1818 - Frankenstein published / 1989 - COPS makes TV debut / 1918 - First cases of deadly flu epidemic are reported 1820 / Middle Name Pride Day / Worship of Tools Day March 12 / 1888 - Blizzard of 1888 / 1930 - Ghandi leads civil disobedience / 1947 - Truman Doctrine is announced / Girl Scouts Day / Alfred Hitchcock Day / Plant a Flower Day March 13 / 1781 - Hershel discovers Uranus / 1942 - U.S. Army launches K-9 corps / 1969 - "The Love Bug" opens in theaters / Earmuff Day / Jewel Day March 14 / 1879 - Albert Einstein is born / 1950 - The FBI debuts "Ten Most Wanted" / Pi Day / Potato Chip Day March 15 / 44 B.C. - The Ides of March / 1820 - Maine enters the Union / 1965 - Johnson calls for equal voting rights / Everything you Think is Wrong Day March 16 / 1751 - Father of the Constitution is born / 1802 - U.S. Military Academy is established / 1926 - First liquid-fueled rocket / Freedom of Information Day March 17 / 1762 - First St. Patrick's Day parade / 1776 - British evacuate Boston / 1804 - Jim Bridger is born / St. Patricks Day March 18 / 1766 - Parliament repeals the Stamp Act / 1999 - Three women are murdered in Yosemite / Supreme Sacrifice Day March 19 / 1916 - First U.S. air combat mission begins / 1931 - Nevada legalizes gambling / 2003 - War in Iraq begins / Poultry Day March 20 / 1345 - Black Death is created, allegedly / 1854 - Republican Party founded / 1995 - Tokyo subways attacked with Sarin gas / Extraterrestrial Abduction Day / Ravioli Day |
BE CREATIVE, make your response interesting and fun to read.
TAKE PRIDE in your work.
EDIT AND SHARE the final product with others.
May we prompt you?
Extra Extra - Read all about it... then write a newsworthy article answering the expository questions of "Who, What, When, Where and Why".
Persuasive Essay - Research a controversial event. Identify a difference of opinions from your study, take a position, then present and defend your argument. Historical Fiction - Using the framework of a "day in time", create your own characters and plot structure... start writing. *Party Planner - Given the assignment to plan for a particular celebration, submit a detailed proposal to your prospective client. *Daily Celebrations - Create your own party blog complete with creative party ideas. Include detailed descriptions of the planned activities. March 21 / 1871 - Stanley begins search for Livingston / 1963 - Alcatraz closes its doors / 1980 - Carter tells U.S. athletes of Olympic boycott / French Bread Day / Single Parents Day
March 22 / 1894 - First Stanley Cup championship played / 1972 - Equal Rights Amendment passed / 1983 - Origin of the Hummer / Goof-Off Day / World Water Day March 23 / 1839 - OK enters national vernacular / 1913 - Tornadoes devastate Nebraska / 2011 - Hollywood icon, Elizabeth Taylor, dies / Chips and Dip Day / Puppy Day March 24 / 1958 - Elvis Presley inducted into the U.S. army / 1989 - Exxon Valdez runs aground / Chocolate Covered Raisins Day March 25 / 1879 - Cheyenne Chief Little Wolf surrenders / 1911 - Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City / 1932 - Scottsboro verdict announced / International Waffle Day March 26 / 1953 - Salk announces polio vaccine / 1872 - Deadly earthquake hits California / 1979 - Israel-Egyptian agreement signed / Make Up Your Own Holiday Day / Spinach Festival Day March 27 / 1905 - Fingerprint evidence is used to solve a British murder case /1939 - March Madness is born / 1977 - Jumbo jets collide at Canary Islands airport / Country Music Day March 28 / 1969 - Eisenhower dies / 1979 - Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island / 1984 - Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis / Something on a Stick Day March 29 / 1951 - Rosenberg convicted of espionage / 1929 - Telephone installed in the Oval Office / 1973 - Last U.S. troops depart Vietnam / Mom and Pop Business Owner Day March 30 / 1867 - Seward's folly / 1981 - President Reagan is shot / Doctors Day / I Am In Control Day / Take a Walk in the Park Day March 31 / 1889 - Eiffel Tower opens / 1973 - Mississippi River reaches peak flood level / 1995 - Longest Strike in Major League Baseball ends / Eiffel Tower Day |