☘️ March in the Time Tunnel

Every day of March: one big moment from history, famous birthdays and special days. Click a date for the full story and a quiz.

1. March 11290: The University of Coimbra in Portugal, one of the oldest universities in the world, was founded🎂 Frédéric Chopin
2. March 2📖 Read Across America Day1791: Claude Chappe showed a system that sent messages using towers with moving arms🎂 Dr. Seuss
3. March 3🐾 World Wildlife Day1891: Shoshone National Forest was created in Wyoming — the first national forest in the US🎂 Alexander Graham Bell
4. March 41675: John Flamsteed became England’s first Astronomer Royal🎂 Antonio Vivaldi
5. March 51850: The Britannia Bridge opened in Wales🎂 Gerardus Mercator
6. March 61788: The First Fleet from Britain reached Norfolk Island in the Pacific🎂 Michelangelo
7. March 71876: Alexander Graham Bell received his patent for the telephone🎂 Nicéphore Niépce
8. March 81010: The poet Ferdowsi finished the "Shahnameh," the great book of Persian legends🎂 Kenneth Grahame
9. March 91500: A fleet led by Pedro Cabral sailed from Lisbon toward India — and reached Brazil on the way🎂 Yuri Gagarin
10. March 101535: The Galápagos Islands — home of giant tortoises — were discovered by Europeans🎂 Samuel Eto’o
11. March 111702: The "Daily Courant," England’s first daily newspaper, was published🎂 Douglas Adams
12. March 121912: Juliette Gordon Low started the first Girl Scouts troop in Savannah, Georgia🎂 Liza Minnelli
13. March 131639: America’s first college was named Harvard🎂 Mikaela Shiffrin
14. March 14🥧 Pi Day1885: The operetta "The Mikado" premiered in London🎂 Albert Einstein
15. March 151820: Maine joined the United States as the 23rd state🎂 Andrew Jackson
16. March 161621: Samoset, a Native American leader, walked into Plymouth Colony and greeted the Pilgrims in English🎂 James Madison
17. March 17☘️ St. Patrick’s Day1950: Scientists at Berkeley announced the discovery of the element californium🎂 Nat King Cole
18. March 181899: Phoebe, a moon of Saturn, was discovered using photographs🎂 Ben Cohen
19. March 191918: The US Congress set up standard time zones and daylight saving time🎂 David Livingstone
20. March 20😊 International Day of Happiness1852: Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" was published🎂 Henrik Ibsen
21. March 21✒️ World Poetry Day1871: Henry Morton Stanley set out to find the explorer David Livingstone in Africa🎂 Johann Sebastian Bach
22. March 22💧 World Water Day1894: The first Stanley Cup hockey championship game was played🎂 Andrew Lloyd Webber
23. March 231806: Lewis and Clark started their trip home after reaching the Pacific Ocean🎂 Akira Kurosawa
24. March 241721: Bach dedicated his famous "Brandenburg Concertos"🎂 Harry Houdini
25. March 25421: According to tradition, the city of Venice was founded🎂 Gutzon Borglum
26. March 261484: William Caxton printed "Aesop’s Fables" in English🎂 Robert Frost
27. March 271513: Explorer Juan Ponce de León sighted Florida on his voyage from the Bahamas🎂 Wilhelm Röntgen
28. March 281802: The asteroid Pallas was discovered🎂 Lady Gaga
29. March 291806: Congress approved the building of the National Road, the first federal highway in the US🎂 Eric Idle
30. March 301842: Doctor Crawford Long first used ether to put a patient to sleep before surgery🎂 Vincent van Gogh
31. March 311889: The Eiffel Tower in Paris was officially opened🎂 Joseph Haydn