I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY DAY
National I Want You to be Happy Day on March 3rd encourages us to do something that makes others happy. It also asks us to see others' happiness from their point of view. Putting a smile on someone's face tends to put one on ours, too. #IWantYouToBeHappyDay
NATIONAL SOUP IT FORWARD DAY
National Soup it Forward Day on March 3rd encourages us to deliver love and kindness by the bowlful. We all know a warm cup of kindness comes in many forms. #SoupItForwardDay & #HugInABowl
NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY – IHOP
Every year at the end of February or beginning of March, National Pancake Day raises money for charity. IHOP restaurants began National Pancake Day in 2006. Since that day, they have raised close to $30 million for charities. People from around the country will once again celebrate enjoy free pancakes at IHOP Restaurants. Guests are asked to consider leaving a donation. #NTLPanCakeDay
NATIONAL MULLED WINE DAY
National Mulled Wine Day on March 3rd warms us up with fruits, spices, and wine. In the lingering days of winter, a hot mug of mulled wine hits the spot and fills the home with pleasant aromas. #NationalMulledWineDay
NATIONAL COLD CUTS DAY
Dagwood will eat his heart out on March 3rd because it's National Cold Cuts Day. Call them lunch meats, deli meats, sandwich meats, or cold cuts. Some like them thick, while others stack them a mile high. Others still just like them with cheese and crackers. However you like them, National Cold Cuts Day was made for sandwich and snack makers. #NationalColdCutsDay
NATIONAL ANTHEM DAY
National Anthem Day commemorates the day the United States adopted "The Star-Spangled Banner" as its National Anthem. Written by Francis Scott Key, the "Star-Spangled Banner" became the National Anthem in 1931. #NationalAnthemDay
Coming on March 4, 2026
National Days
NATIONAL SONS DAY
MARCHING MUSIC DAY
NATIONAL HUG A G.I. DAY
NATIONAL POUND CAKE DAY
NATIONAL GRAMMAR DAY
Notable Birthdays for March 3
George Pullman (1831-1897) - Founder of the Pullman Company.
George William Hill (1838-1914) - Astronomer who calculated Moon's orbit.
Chief Joseph (1840-1904) - Nez Perce leader who tried to led his people to Canada.
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) - Inventor of the telephone.
Lincoln J. Beachey (1887-1915) - Pilot who often staged aerial stunts and helped in invent aerobatics.
Ruby Dandridge (1902-1987) - Radio actress who played Sadie Blake and Harriet Crawford on the Amos 'n Andy radio show.
Jean Harlow (1911-1937) - Actress who was often referred to as the "Blonde Bombshell."
Doc Watson (1923-2012) - Bluegrass and gospel musician.
Perry Ellis (1940-1986) - Founded of the fashion house Perry Ellis.
Steve Wilhite (1948-2022) - Computer scientist who developed the GIF.
Buddy Valastro (1977-Still Living) - Chef best known as the "Cake Boss."
Memorable Events for March 3
1634 - The first tavern is opened in Boston.
1791- The first Internal Revenue Act is implemented taxing taxing distilled spirits & carriages.
1842 - The first child labor law regulating working hours is passed in MA.
1845 - Florida becomes the 27th to join the Union.
1849 - Congress establishes the U.S. Home Department (Department of the Interior).
1863 - The first wartime military draft bill is enacted.
1863 - The Idaho Territory is split from the Dakota, Nebraska, and Washington territories.
1871 - Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.
1871 - The Civil Service system is established by Congress.
1879 - Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood becomes the first female lawyer heard by the Supreme Court.
1885 - AT&T becomes a company.
1885 - Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act making Indians wards of federal government.
1889 - President Harrison opens 1.9 million-acres of Indian Territory for settlement.
1891 - The Shoshone National Forest becomes the first national forest in the world.
1891 - Congress creates the Office of Superintendent of Immigration (later to become the Treasury Department).
1891 - The Office of Immigration is opened by Congress.
1899 - George Dewey becomes the first Admiral of the Navy.
1903 - NC becomes the first state to require the registration of nurses.
1905 - The Forest Service forms in the U.S.
1913 - The Woman's Suffrage Movement protests through Washington, D.C.
1915 - The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) is created, later becoming NASA.
1923 - Time Magazine is published for the first time.
1956 - Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) hits #1 on the Billboard Charts.
