NATIONAL LAWNMOWER MAINTENANCE WEEK
March 1-7 is National Lawnmower Maintenance Week on the National Day Calendar. For an entire week, we are reminding you to start preparing for your summer lawn care, beginning with performing your lawnmower maintenance. We are also encouraging you to replace or upgrade your lawn mower if your current machine has seen better days. Read more...
On Deck for March 3, 2024
National Days
NATIONAL COLD CUTS DAY
NATIONAL SOUP IT FORWARD DAY
FINISHER'S MEDAL DAY
NATIONAL MULLED WINE DAY
NATIONAL I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY DAY
NATIONAL ANTHEM DAY
March 2nd Celebrated History
1901
Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company merge creating United States Steel Corporation.
1933
King Kong premieres in New York City at the Radio City Music Hall. Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, it starred Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot.
1944
ABC broadcasts the Academy Awards ceremonies for the first time. Viewers tuned in to see their favorite movie stars receive their Oscars, including host Jack Benny, Jennifer Jones for Best Actress in The Song of Bernadette, and Paul Lukas for Best Actor in Watch on the Rhine.
1983
Sony and Phillips introduced the compact disc to the United States for the first time.
March 2nd Celebrated Birthdays
Susanna Salter - 1860
On April 4, 1887, the people of Argonia, Kansas, elected Susanna Salter as their mayor. She was the first woman elected as mayor in the United States and had more than just a little understanding of politics.
Theodor Geisel – 1904
The American children's author wrote and illustrated books under the name Dr. Seuss. Some of his popular books includeThe Sneeches and Other Stories, The Cat and the Hat, andHow the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Desi Arnaz – 1917
The Cuban-born American actor is best known for producing the I Love Lucy television show alongside his wife Lucille Ball. The successful series broke several television taboos during its six years and garnered a record viewership, too.
Mikhail Gorbachev - 1931
The Russian Soviet politician was instrumental in ending the Cold War. In 1990, he received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Simon Estes - 1938
The American baritone opera singer has performed around the world. His roles have included Carter Jones in Gunther Schuller's The Visitation, Ramfis in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, and the Dutchman in The Flying Dutchman.
John Irving - 1942
The best-selling American author knows how to add a plot twist to his novels. He's been doing it since The Water-Method Man, but critics first took notice when he published The World According to Garp.
Karen Carpenter - 1950
The talented Grammy-winning artist is known for the song "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and her tragically short life.
John Francis Bongiovi Jr. - 1962
Known as Jon Bon Jovi, he formed the band Bon Jovi in 1983. Their hit albums have included Slippery When Wet, New Jersey, and These Days.
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