March+2014

Justin Bieber born, 1994 Peace Corps Anniversary National Pig Day Peanut Butter Lover's Day Share a Smile Day Yellowstone National Park Established (1872) 1 || Read Across America Day 2 || Patricia MacLachlan born, 1938 Erik Blegvad born, 1923 National Anthem Day Inventor Alexander Graham Bell born, 1847 3 || Mardi Gras Always 47 days before Easter; also known as Fat Tuesday. First meeting of Congress (1789) 4 || Boston Massacre (1770) Dav Pilkey born, 1966 Mem Fox born, 1946 5 || Oreo Cookies FOR SALE! Sold for the 1st time in 1912. Artist Michelangelo born, 1475 Chris Raschka born, 1959 6 || National Cereal Day Scientist Luther Burbank born, 1849 Telephone Patent Granted (1876) 7 || International Women's Day Robert Sabuda born, 1965 8 || Explorer Amerigo Vespucci born, 1454 Barbie's Birthday (1959) 9 || Commonwealth Day Abolitionist Harriet Tubman Day Jack Kent born, 1920 1st Paper Money Issued in 1862 10 || Author Ezra Jack Keats born, 1916 Wanda Gag born, 1893 Jonathan London born, 1947 Johnny Appleseed Day Earthquakes devastate Japan (2011) 11 || Girl Scout Day Anniversary of the Death of Anne Frank (1945) Carl Hiaasen born, 1953 Virginia Hamilton born, 1936 12 || Ellen Raskin born, 1928 Good Samaritan Day Uranus Discovered (1781) 13 || Marguerite de Angeli born, 1889 Anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System Pi Day (3.14) Scientist Albert Einstein born, 1879 Casey Jones born, 1863 14 || Purim Begins at sundown. Absolutely Incredible Kid Day Julius Caesar Assassinated (44 B.C.) Ides of March 15 || James Madison born, 1751 (4th President) 16 || Kate Greenaway born, 1846 Wendell Minor born, 1944 Rubber Band Invented St. Patrick's Day 17 || First Walk in Space (1965) Sparky the Fire Dog Grover Cleveland born, 1837 (22nd & 24th President) 18 || Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano 19 || 1st Day of Spring Mitsumasa Anno born, 1926 Lois Lowry born, 1937 Louis Sachar born, 1954 Big Bird's Birthday Sesame Street character 20 || First Ever Tweet made on Twitter, 2006 Children's Poetry Day National Teen-Agers Day Lisa Desimini born, 1964 Single Parents' Day Benito Juarez born, 1806 (Political Leader) 21 || Randolph Caldecott born, 1846 National Goof Off Day National Sing-Out Day United Nations World Water Day 22 || Political Leader Patrick Henry declared, "Give me liberty...", 1775 23 || Harry Houdini born, 1874 Exxon Valdez runs aground (1989) 24 || Pancakes First Made (1882) Kate DiCamillo born, 1964 Sculptor Gutzon Borglum born, 1871 25 || Make up Your own Holiday Day Poet Robert Frost born, 1874 Jerry Pallotta born, 1953 26 || Alaska hit by 8.4 Earthquake (1964) Dick King-Smith born, 1922 27 || "Greatest Show on Earth" formed 1881 Doreen Cronin Birthday 28 || Coca-Cola was Invented in 1886 Armed Forces left Vietnam (1973) 29 || Alaska Purchased from the Russian Empire (1867) Pencil with Eraser Patented (1858) Artist Vincent van Gogh born, 1853 30 || Beni Montresor born, 1926 First Map of the US Published (1784) Tater Day Mathematician Rene Descartes born, 1596 31 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||  **//Also see our other [|March Lesson Plans, Thematic Units and Activities] //** **__Special Goings-On__**
 * March 2014 ||
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 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]] Iditarod Race Begins
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]] Dr. Seuss born, 1904
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]]Daylight Savings Time Begins
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]]Sid Fleischman born, 1920
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]]Toast Day
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]] Doctor's Day

American Red Cross Month

Music in Our Schools Month

National Craft Month

National Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week (1st Week)

National Umbrella Month

National Frozen Food Month

National Noodle Month

National Nutrition Month

National Peanut Month

National Sauce Month

National Women's History Month (Links below)

Youth Art Month Newspapers in Our School Week (1st Week)

Return Those Borrowed Books Week (1st Week)

Bubble Gum Week (2nd Week)

National Procrastination Week (2nd Week)

Clean Your Closet Week (17th - 24th)

National Agriculture Week

**__National Women's History Month__**

A Look at Women's History Month by the National Women's History Project

Places Where Women Made History: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary

The National Women's Hall of Fame

Women's History at About.com