The March Birthstones are Aquamarine and Bloodstone. These stones symbolize courage. Aquamarine is associated with comprehension and happiness. Aquamarine aslo called the traditional birthstone of March. Bloodstone is considered the secondary birthstone.
March Zodiac Signs
Month of March Zodiac Signs are Pisces(until March 20) and Aries(March 21 onwards).
Pisces (February 20 - March 20) Pisces and Aquarius have some common qualities. Both tend to be honest and like to be low key in social situations. Neither likes to draw attention to themselves. People who are born under the sign of Pisces tend to be generous and passionate towards other people and their own goals. Pisces are compatible with: Aries, Aquarius, Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio and Capricorn.
Aries (March 21 - April 19) Aries have an amazing inner drive and don't shy away from hard work if that is what it takes to get what they want. Having a great deal of drive and ambition is their trademark. Being very social and having a great sence of humor by nature makes it easy for Aroies to blend in anywhere. Creative with a very strong will. These individuals don't like to share their emotions or feelings with others. But this can change once you get to know them better. Aries are compatible with: Gemini, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Capricorn and Pisces.
March Birth Flowers
Month of March is synonymous with the onset of spring (in the Northern Hemisphere). Accordingly the birth flower associated with this month is Daffodil also known as Jonquil or Narcissus. The colours of the bloom include white, yellow and orange. A gift of these flowers conveys the hidden meaning of friendship and happiness.
Spring, Rebirth, Domestic Happiness, Respect, Regard and Friendship. March Birth Flower Daffodil is synonymous with Spring as it is the epitome of rebirth and new beginnings.
Historical Events for March, 1942
3rd » World War II: Ten Empire of Japan named Japanese warplanes Attack on Broome named raid the town of Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people.
8th » World War II: The Netherlands called Dutch surrender to Japanese forces on Java (island) or Java.
11th » World War II: General Douglas MacArthur flees Corregidor.
14th » Orvan Hess and John Bumstead became the first in the United States successfully to treat a patient, Anne Miller, using penicillin.
16th » The first V-2 rocket test launch. It exploded at lift-off.
17th » The Holocaust Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lemberg Ghetto Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec extermination camp Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland.
18th » The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.
20th » World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the Battle of the Philippines (1942) named fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".
23rd » World War II: In the Indian Ocean, Japanese forces capture the Andaman Islands.
26th » World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz Nazi concentration camps e.g concentration camp in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany called German-occupied Poland.
28th » World War II: St Nazaire Raid: In occupied France, United Kingdom British naval forces successfully St Nazaire Raid raid the Germany German-occupied port of St. Nazaire.
29th » The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.
31st » World War II: Battle of Christmas Island called Japanese forces invade Christmas Island, then a British possession.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1942
1st » Jerry Fisher, American singer (Blood, Sweat & Tears)