MARCH

AMERICAN FROG DAY
American Frog Day is held at different places in the country and different times of the year. This year American Frog Day be held in Mesa, Arizona.

ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL MUSIC HALL OF FAME
The Gospel Music Hall of Fame is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, and is dedicated to the preservation and education of Gospel music.

ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S AIR and SPACE MUSEUM
The International Women's Air & Space Museum" opened in 1986 in Centerville, Ohio.

ANNIVERSARY OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Visit the FBI Kid's and Youth Page.

IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
Information about Ireland from A-Z.

MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH
Information Music in our Schools Month.
Have Fun with music.

NATIONAL CRAFT MONTH
Crafts and Projects for special days during the year.

NATIONAL NOODLE MONTH
Learn about the history of noodles.

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH
Learn about food and nutrition - Games and Activities. Take a quiz about nutrition.

NATIONAL UMBRELLA MONTH
History of the umbrella.

NATIONAL WOMENS HISTORY MONTH
Information about National Womens History Month

1 - ANNIVERSARY OF PEACE CORPS - 1961
History of the Peace Corps.

1 - NATIONAL PIG DAY
This day was set aside by a teacher in Texas to recognize pigs. Here are some crafts & activities about pigs.

3 - NATIONAL ANTHEM DAY
Learn the history of the National Anthem. Fill in the missing words to the song.

6 - ANNIVERSARY OF INVENTION OF TELEPHONE - 1862
History of the telephone.

8 - DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS
The history of Daylight Savings Time. Set clocks ahead one hour.

9 - Barbie's Birthday
A history of Barbie.

10 - Purim
Purim is a Jewish holiday. It celebrates the deliverance of the Jews from a plot to annihilite them.

10 - ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST U.S. PAPER MONEY - 1862
History of U.S. paper money.

11 - JOHNNY APPLESEED DAY
Read the story of Johnny Appleseed. Do some apple activities.

11 - NEW STAMP
On this day in 2002 the United States Post Office dedicated a "United We Stand" stamp in memory of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.

11 - ANNIVERSARY OF BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS - 1824
Information about the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

11 - ANNIVERSARY OF CAMPFIRE GIRLS
History of the Campfire Girls

8-14 - GIRL SCOUT WEEK
Information about the Girl Scouts.

13 - UNCLE SAM FIRST APPEARED
Find out who Uncle Sam was. See his famous poster.

14 - POTATO CHIP DAY
Learn the history of potato chips the favorite snack food of Americans.

13-15 - AMERICAN CHOCOLATE WEEK
Some places celebrate a National Chocolate Week. The history of Chocolate goes back to before the discovery of America.

15 -THE IDES OF MARCH
History of the calendar and the Ides of March.

16 - ANNIVERSARY OF WEST POINT
On this day in 1802 West Point was established by Thomas Jefferson.

17 - ST. PATRICK'S DAY
History of St. Patrick's Day. Here are some activities for this day.

17 - RUBBERBAND INVENTED
Find out lots of information about the rubberband

18 - BIRTHDAY OF SPARKY
Play some games with Sparky the Fire Dog

19 - ANNIVERSARY OF STANDARD TIME ACT
Learn about time zones.

20 - NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL DAY
Information about National Agriculture Day. Visit a farm.

20 - BIRTHDAY OF BIG BIRD
Big Bird is on the Sesame Street Program and has been featured on a U.S. Postage Stamp. Do some Big Bird crafts.

20 - ANNIVERSARY OF APPEARANCE OF SYLVESTER THE CAT
Read the story of Sylvester the Cat.

20 - SPRING BEGINS
Spring begins today.

20 - INTERNATIONAL EARTH DAY
International Earth Day is celebrated at the United Nations each year on the first day of Spring.

25 - NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY
History of the National Medal of Honor.

29 - SUN-EARTH DAY
This year the theme for Sun-Earth Day is "Living in the atmosphere of the sun".

31 -FIRST MAP OF THE U.S. PRINTED
In 1784 the first map of the United States was published. See it and other maps of the country.

31 - ANNIVERSARY OF USAF ACADEMY - 1954
History and information about the United States Air Force Academy.

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