Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for March 3, 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
- I Want You To Be Happy Day
- Simplify Your Life Day
- World Birth Defects Day
- World Wildlife Day
- 1791: the US enacted its first internal revenue act taxing distilled spirits & carriages
- 1791: the US Congress established the US Mint
- 1842: Massachusetts passed the first US child labor law regulating working hours passed
- 1845: the US Senate overrode a presidential veto for the first time
- 1863: the first US wartime military conscription bill was enacted
- 1863: Gold certificates as currency were authorized by the US Congress
- 1871: the US Congress changed Indian tribes status from independent to dependent
- 1879: Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood, became the first female lawyer to appear before the US Supreme Court
- 1917: the US Congress passed the first excess profits tax on corporations
- 1939: Mahatma Gandhi began a fast in Mumbai (Bombay) to protest against autocratic rule in India
- 1952: Puerto Rico approved its first self-written constitution
- 1956: Morocco gained independence from France
- 1966: a tornado hit Jackson Mississippi, killing 57
- 1967: Grenada gained partial independence from Britain
- 1991: Latvia & Estonia voted to become independent of the USSR
- 2019: Multiple tornadoes tore through Georgia and Alabama killing at least 23
- 2020: Multiple tornadoes ripped through central Tennessee killing at least 25
Weekly Holidays and Observances including March 3
- 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)