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, 1941
Day of Week 1st » World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.
1st » W47NV (now known as WSM-FM) begins operations in Nashville, Tennessee becoming the first FM radio station in the United States called U.S..
Day of Week 2nd » World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria Military history of Bulgaria during World War II known as after it joins the Axis Pact.
Day of Week 4th » World War II: The United Kingdom launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands; the first large scale British Commandos or British Commando raid.
Day of Week 11th » World War II: President of the United States known as President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies of World War II called Allies on loan.
Day of Week 15th » Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio or Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its
Day of Week 17th » In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Day of Week 19th » World War II: The 99th Pursuit Squadron also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of the United States Army Air Corps called US Army Air Corps, is activated.
Day of Week 25th » The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.
Day of Week 27th » World War II: Yugoslavian Air Force officers topple the Axis powers or pro-Axis government in a Yugoslavian military coup of March 27, 1941 e.g bloodless coup.
Day of Week 28th » World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan in the Mediterranean Sea, United Kingdom named British Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham leads the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italy named Italian heavy cruisers and two destroyers.
Day of Week 29th » The North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.
29th » World War II: Armed Forces of the United Kingdom e.g British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian 'Regia Marina' off the Peloponnesus e.g Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan.