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, 1873
Day of Week 1st » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
Day of Week 3rd » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail.
Day of Week 22nd » A law is approved by the Spanish National Assembly in Puerto Rico to abolish slavery.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1873
3rd » William Green (labor leader) or William Green, American union leader (d. 1952)