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, 1975
Day of Week 5th » First meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club
Day of Week 6th » For the first time the Zapruder film of the John F. Kennedy assassination e.g assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by Robert J. Groden and Dick Gregory.
6th » 1975 Algiers Agreement named Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
Day of Week 10th » Vietnam War: 1975 Spring Offensive known as Ho Chi Minh Campaign - North Vietnamese troops Battle of Ban Me Thuot named attack Ban Mê Thuột, South Vietnam, on their way to capturing Saigon on the final push for victory over South Vietnam.
Day of Week 11th » Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong guerrilla forces Battle of Ban Me Thuot establish control over Buôn Ma Thuột Ban Me Thuot commune from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam South Vietnamese army.
Day of Week 22nd » A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama causes a dangerous reduction in cooling water levels.
Day of Week 25th » Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by a mental illness named mentally ill nephew.
Day of Week 26th » The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.
Day of Week 27th » Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.