Obscure Holidays

March 1 - National Pig Day
March 6 (first Friday of month) - Employee Appreciation Day
March 14 - National Pi Day (3.14)
March 21 (third Saturday of month) - National Quilting Day
March 25 - Waffle Day

This Month in History

March 1, 1872 - Yellowstone becomes the U.S.'s first national park
March 5, 1963 - The Hula-Hoop is patented
March 10, 1862 - The U.S. government issues paper money for the first time
March 12, 1912 - Girl Scouts were founded March 17, 1845 - Stephen Perry patented the first rubber bands, which were invented to hold papers or envelopes together
March 29, 1886 - Coca Cola is invented
March 31, 1889 - The Eiffel Tower opens in Paris

Quote

"Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn." -Lewis Grizzard