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, 1918
Day of Week 4th » The USS Cyclops AC-4 6 departs from Barbados and is never seen again, presumably lost with all hands in the Bermuda Triangle.
Day of Week 11th » The first case of 1918 flu pandemic known as Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.
Day of Week 12th » Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for 215 years.
Day of Week 19th » The Congress of the United States known as U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
Day of Week 21st » World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
Day of Week 23rd » First World War: On the third day of the German Operation Michael known as Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming Prisoners of war
Day of Week 27th » Bessarabia is ceded to the Kingdom of Romania.
Day of Week 30th » Outburst of bloody March Days e.g March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.
Day of Week 31st » March Days named Massacre of ethnic Azerbaijanis is committed by allied armed groups of Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Bolsheviks. Nearly 12,000 Azerbaijani Muslims are killed.
31st » Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.