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, 1917
Day of Week 1st » The Government of the United States known as U.S. government releases the plaintext named unencrypted text of the Zimmermann Telegram to the public.
Day of Week 2nd » The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Rico e.g Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
Day of Week 4th » Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
Day of Week 8th » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
Day of Week 10th » Some Provinces of the Philippines named provinces and Cities of the Philippines or cities in the Philippines were incorporated due to the ratification of Act No. 2711 or the Administrative Code of the Philippines.
Day of Week 11th » World War I:Mesopotamian Campaign — Baghdad Fall of Baghdad (1917) named falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Frederick Stanley Maude e.g Stanley Maude.
Day of Week 15th » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne and his brother the Grand Duke becomes Tsar.
Day of Week 25th » The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.
Day of Week 26th » World War I: First Battle of Gaza United Kingdom e.g British troops are halted after 17,000 Turkish people known as Turks block their advance.
Day of Week 31st » The United States takes possession of the Danish West Indies after paying $25 million to Denmark, and renames the territory the United States Virgin Islands.