March is National Women's History Month
On March 3, 1921, McDowell County Deputy Sheriff William Johnson Tabor was shot and killed on the streets of Welch, West Virginia by the town's mayor, J. H. Whitt.
On March 6, 1836 the Alamo fell, after 13 days of fighting.
On March 12, 1969 Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman.
On March 16, 1939 Czechoslavakia fell to the Nazis.
On March 17, 1737 the first St. Patrick's Day in the colonies was held in Boston.
The Doobie Brothers released Takin' It To The Streets on March 19, 1976.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were married on March 20, 1969 in Gibralter.
On March 24, 1603 Elizabeth I died, passing the throne to James VI of Scotland and uniting England and Scotland under one rule.
On March 14, 1974 North Carolina Sate beat Marquette to win the NCAA Basketball Championship.
Gloria Steinem was born on March 25, 1934.
Some Like It Hot, starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis was released on March 29, 1959.
On March 31, 1945, The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, opened on Broadway.
Ewan McGregor was born on March 31, 1971.
Steely Dan released Pretzel Logic in March, 1974. Any Major Dude Will Tell You was on the "B" side of Rikki Don't Lose That Number.
Image: Fairy Flowers by Ann Wilkinson
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