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, 1994
Day of Week 7th » Copyright Law: The Supreme Court of the United States e.g U.S. Supreme Court rules that Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. known as parodies of an original work are generally covered by the doctrine of fair use.
Day of Week 12th » The Church of England ordains its first female priests.
Day of Week 14th » Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.
Day of Week 23rd » At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexico e.g Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto Martínez.
23rd » A United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon named F-16 aircraft collides with a USAF C-130 Hercules named C-130 at Pope Air Force Base and then crashes, killing 24 United States Army soldiers on the ground. This later became known as the Green R
Day of Week 28th » In South Africa, Zulus and African National Congress supporters battle in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths.
28th » BBC Radio 5 (former) known as BBC Radio 5 is closed and replaced with a new news and sport station BBC Radio 5 Live.
Day of Week 31st » The journal 'Nature (journal) or Nature' reports the finding in Ethiopia of the first complete 'Australopithecus afarensis' skull.