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March 2019
March is “Women’s History Month”
March is “Women’s History Month”
Click on the activity to go to crafts, printouts, Label Me! quizzes, and other activities.
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Fri. Mar. 1
St. David's Day, Wales
Venera 3 became first manmade object to reach Venus, 1966
Nebraska became a state, 1867
Ohio became a state, 1803
Read a page on Ohio, then take a quiz.
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Sat. Mar. 2
Iditarod Starts
1st Saturday in March
Dr. Seuss (author) born, 1904
Color a cat and make a big, silly hat in honor of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss’ real name). Or do a cloze activity on Seuss.
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Sun. Mar. 3
Girls Day, Japan
Florida became a state, 1845
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Mon. Mar. 4
Voyager 1 discovered that Jupiter has rings, 1979
Read about Jupiter, then take a quiz.
Vermont became a state, 1791
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Tue. Mar. 5
Mardi Gras
Gerardus Mercator (mapmaker) born, 1512
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Wed. Mar. 6
The Alamo Falls to Mexico, 1836
Valentina Tereshkova (cosmonaut) born, 1937
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Thu. Mar. 7
Luther Burbank (botanist) born, 1849
Piet Mondrian born, 1872
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Fri. Mar. 8
International Women's Day
Plant a Flower Day
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Sun. Mar. 10
Rings discovered around Uranus, 1977
Harriet Tubman (abolitionist) died, 1913
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Mon. Mar. 11
Urbain le Verrier (astronomer who discovered Neptune) born, 1811
Johnny Appleseed died, 1844
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Tue. Mar. 12
Gandhi leads civil disobedience march to the sea against British rule in India, 1930
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Thu. Mar. 14
Pi Day
Learn about Butterflies Day
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Fri. Mar. 15
National Day, Hungary
Ides of March
Maine became a state, 1820
Read a page on Maine, then take a quiz.
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Sat. Mar. 16
Robert Goddard Launches the First Liquid-Fuel Rocket, 1926
Everything You Do Is Right Day
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Mon. Mar. 18
Birthday of Sparky the Fire Dog (Official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association)
First Space Walk, by cosmonaut Alexsei Leonov, 1965
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Tue. Mar. 19
First lunar eclipse recorded by humans, Babylon, 721 B.C.
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Wed. Mar. 20
Vernal Equinox - Start of Spring
9:58 PM GMT
Libby Riddles became first woman to win the Iditarod, 1985
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Thu. Mar. 21
Johann Sebastian Bach born, 1685
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Fri. Mar. 22
World Day for Water
International Goof Off Day
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Sat. Mar. 23
National Day of Pakistan
Juan Ponce de Leon sights and names Florida, 1513
Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" Speech, 1775
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Mon. Mar. 25
Greek Independence Day
Christian Huygens discovered Titan, Saturn's largest moon, 1655
Read about Saturn, then take a quiz.
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Tue. Mar. 26
Robert Frost (poet) born, 1874
Write a poem about your favorite things (or your not-so-favorite things).
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Thu. Mar. 28
Last Quarter Moon
4:10 AM GMT
Second asteroid, Pallas, discovered, 1802
Read about asteroids, then take a quiz.
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Fri. Mar. 29
Spacecraft Mariner 10 took the first close-up photos of Mercury, 1974
Read about Mercury, then take a quiz.
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Sat. Mar. 30
Vincent Van Gogh born, 1853
Doctor's Day
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Sun. Mar. 31
Cesar Chavez (labor leader) born, 1927
Bunsen Burner Day
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