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, 1967
Day of Week 9th » Trans World Airlines TWA Flight 553 Flight 553, a Douglas Aircraft Company Douglas McDonnell Douglas DC-9 DC-9-15, crashes in a field in Concord Township, Champaign County, Ohio Concord Township, Ohio following a mid-air collision with a Beechcraft Baron,
Day of Week 12th » Suharto takes over from Sukarno to become List of Presidents of Indonesia or Acting President of Indonesia.
Day of Week 14th » The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.
Day of Week 18th » The supertanker SS Torrey Canyon 2 runs aground off the Cornish coast.
Day of Week 26th » Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City