March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of seven months that are 31 days long. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere for March.
March symbols: The birthstones of March are aquamarine and bloodstone. These stones symbolize courage. Its birth flower is the daffodil. The zodiac signs for the month of March are Pisces (until March 20) and Aries (March 21 onwards).
Historical Events for March, 1806
Day of Week 23rd » After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their "Corps of Discovery" begin their arduous journey home.
Day of Week 29th » Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal Highway United States called highway.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1806
6th » Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet (d. 1861)
9th » Edwin Forrest, American actor and philanthropist (d. 1872)
12th » Jane Pierce, American wife of Franklin Pierce, 15th First Lady of the United States (d. 1863)
21st » Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 25th President of Mexico (d. 1872)
28th » Thomas Hare (political scientist) or Thomas Hare, English lawyer and political scientist (d. 1891)
Famous Deaths for March 1806
30th » Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (b. 1757)