Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for March 1, 2021

Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!

On This Day

• Endometriosis Awareness Day
• International Women of Color Day
• Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day aka Bikini Day
• Self Injury Awareness Day
• Share a Smile Day
• World Civil Defense Day
• World Compliment Day
• Zero Discrimination Day
• In 1382,the French experienced an uprising against taxes called the Maillotin Uprising
• In 1781, the American Continental Congress officially adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States of America after ratification by the 13th state, Maryland
• In 1784, Edward Kidder, a London pie-maker, opened the first formal cooking school, in London, Great Britain
• In 1790, the first US census was authorized
• In 1845, US President John Tyler signed a resolution annexing the Republic of Texas
• In 1864, Rebecca Lee became the first African American woman to receive a medical degree
• In 1954, 4 Puerto Ricans opened fire in the US House of Representatives injuring 5 members
• In 1961, US President John F Kennedy established the Peace Corps
• In 1967, Dominica & St Lucia gained independence from Britain
• In 1983, a tornado tore through Los Angeles, injuring 33 people
• In 1985, the US military leadership at the Pentagon accepted the theory that atomic war would cause a nuclear winter
• In 2002, the US invasion of Afghanistan began in eastern Afghanistan as US special operations forces infiltrated the Shahi-Kot Valley in Eastern Afghanistan
• In 2007, tornadoes swarmed across the southern United States, killing at least 20. Eight of the deaths were at a high school in Enterprise, Alabama
• In 2016, two Guatemalan military officers were convicted of sexual slavery during the country’s civil war. It was the first ever prosecution of sexual slavery during an armed conflict
  
  

Weekly Holidays and Observances including March 1

• Hearing Awareness Week (March 1-7)
• National Write A Letter Of Appreciation Week (March 1-7)
• Read Across America Week (March 1-5)
• Universal Human Beings Week (March 1-7)
  
  

March Monthly Holidays and Observances

• American Red Cross Month
• Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
• Colorectal Cancer Education and Awareness Month
• Colic Awareness Month
• Brain Injury Awareness Month
• Credit Education Month
• Deaf History Month (March 13-April 15)
• DVT Awareness Month
• Employee Spirit Month
• National Endometriosis Awareness Month
• Expanding Girl’s Horizons in Science and Engineering Month
• Gardening, Nature, and Ecology Books Month
• Gender Equality Month
• Hemophilia Month
• International Ideas Month
• International Listening Awareness Month
• Kidney Month
• National MR/DD Awareness Month
• National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
• National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
• National Color Therapy Month
• National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
• National Ethics Awareness Month
• National Kidney Month
• National MS Education and Awareness Month
• National Nutrition Month
• National Optimism Month
• National Poison Prevention Awareness Month
• National Women Inventor’s Month
• National Women’s History Month
• Save Your Vision Month
• Spiritual Wellness Month
• Lent (February 17-April 3)