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, 1949
Day of Week 2nd » Captain (U.S. Air Force) called Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress 'Lucky Lady II' in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.
2nd » The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut.
Day of Week 8th » Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is condemned to prison for treason.
8th » President of France Vincent Auriol and ex-emperor Bảo Đại sign the Élysée Accords, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the State of Vietnam to oppose Viet Minh-led North Vietnam or Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Day of Week 25th » The extensive deportation campaign known as March deportation is conducted in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to force collectivisation by way of Terrorism or terror. The Soviet Union e.g Soviet authorities deport more than 92,000 people from the Baltics to
Day of Week 30th » A 1949 anti-NATO riot in Iceland known as riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
Day of Week 31st » The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Provinces of Canada named Province of Canada.