Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for March 2, 2021

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ByGarrett

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

  • Read Across America Day
  • Peace Corps Day
  • Dr Seuss Day
  • 1629: English King Charles I dissolved Parliament against opposition, imprisoning 9 members of parliament
  • 1807: the US Congress banned the slave trade within the US, effective January 1, 1808
  • 1819: the US passed its first immigration law
  • 1824: the US government brought interstate commerce under federal control
  • 1836: the Republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico
  • 1865: the Freedman’s Bureau was founded to support black education
  • 1917: the Jones Act was signed into law by US President Woodrow Wilson. It created the territory of Puerto Rico and granted US citizenship to Puerto Ricans
  • 1933: the magnitude 8.4 Sanriku earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. It was the country’s most powerful earthquake in 180 years
  • 1938: Landslides & floods caused over 200 deaths in and around Los Angeles, California
  • 1939: the Massachusetts Legislature voted to ratify the US Bill of Rights – 147 years late
  • 1956: Morocco tore up the Treaty of Fez and declared independence from France
  • 2012: Tornadoes killed at least 27 people in Indiana and Kentucky

Weekly Holidays and Observances including March 2

  • 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)

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