On This Date March 20th

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March 20th is the Seventy-ninth Day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 286 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

673 – Emperor Tenmu of Japan assumes the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Palace of Kiyomihara in Asuka.

1600 – The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden: five Swedish noblemen are publicly beheaded in the aftermath of the War against Sigismund (1598–1599).

1602 – The Dutch East India Company is established.

1616 – Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.

1760 – The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.

1815 – After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.

1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.

1890 – Chancellor of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Emperor Wilhelm II.

1916 – Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

1923 – The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.

1987 – The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug AZT.

2015 – A Solar eclipse, equinox, and supermoon occur on the same day.

 

Birthdays

43 BC – Ovid, Roman poet (d. 17)

1319 – Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (d. 1348)

1876 – Payne Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1927)

1900 – Amelia Chopitea Villa, Bolivia's first female physician (d. 1942)

1906 – Ozzie Nelson, American actor and bandleader (d. 1975)

1915 – Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973)

1937 – Jerry Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008)

1948 – Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

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Holidays And Observance

National Cherry Blossom Festival

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is organized by the National Cherry Blossom Festival Inc., which consists of business, civic, and government representatives. The three-week festival begins around the middle of March, with the opening ceremony at the Warner Theatre. The cherry blossom trees are in three National Park Service locations: around the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park, East Potomac Park, and the Washington Monument.

The first cherry blossom festival was held in late 1934 under the joint sponsorship of numerous civic groups. It became a national annual event in 1935. In 1937, the Garden Club of America commemorated the twenty-fifth anniversary of gifting cherry blossom trees (which took place in March 1912) by gifting 5,000 flowering trees and plants to Japan. Initially, the festival lasted only for a few days. Still, in 1994, organizers extended it to two weeks to accommodate the event’s many activities, including releasing helium balloons, performances by marching bands from different parts of the U.S., and other musical events.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival will coincide nearly with the trees' blooming. The authorities determine the peak bloom date when 70% of the cherry tree blossoms are open. This is why the National Cherry Blossom Festival dates vary yearly, depending on weather conditions.

 

Others Include.

Bed in for Peace Day

Bibliomania Day

Bock Beer Day

Extraterrestrial Abductions Day

Great American MEAT-OUT Day

Hufflepuff Pride Day

International Day of Happiness

International Francophonie Day

Kick Butts Day

Kiss Your Fiancé Day

National Jump Out Day

National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Ravioli Day

UN French Language Day

Won't You Be My Neighbor Day

World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People

World Frog Day

World Sparrow Day 

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