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, 1973
Day of Week 1st » Black September (group) Black September storms the Saudi Arabia Saudi embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, resulting in the Attack on the Saudi embassy in Khartoum assassination of three Western hostages.
Day of Week 17th » The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph 'Burst of Joy' is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
Day of Week 24th » Kenyan athlete Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles.
Day of Week 29th » Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
29th » Operation Barrel Roll, a covert US bombing campaign in Laos to stop PAVN known as communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends.
25th » Anders Fridén, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (In Flames, Passenger (Swedish band) e.g Passenger, Dark Tranquillity, and Ceremonial Oath)