March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of seven months that are 31 days long. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere for March.
March symbols: The birthstones of March are aquamarine and bloodstone. These stones symbolize courage. Its birth flower is the daffodil. The zodiac signs for the month of March are Pisces (until March 20) and Aries (March 21 onwards).
Historical Events for March, 1842
Day of Week 9th » The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
Day of Week 17th » The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is formed;
Day of Week 30th » Diethyl ether named Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Physician or Dr. Crawford Long.