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, 1981
Day of Week 1st » Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his 1981 Irish hunger strike called hunger strike in Maze (HM Prison) e.g HM Prison Maze.
Day of Week 5th » The ZX81, a pioneering United Kingdom called British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world.
Day of Week 6th » After 19 years of presenting the 'CBS Evening News', Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time.
Day of Week 27th » The Solidarity (Polish trade union) e.g Solidarity movement in Poland stages a 1981 warning strike in Poland called warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours.
Day of Week 30th » President of the United States called U.S. President Ronald Reagan is Reagan assassination attempt e.g shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Another two people are wounded at the same time.