On This Day March 1st

 OTD

March 1st is the Sixty-first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 304 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia.

1562 – Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.

1692 – Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.

1781 – The Articles of Confederation went into effect in the United States.

1796 – The Batavian Republic nationalizes the Dutch East India Company.

1805 – the U.S. Senate acquits Justice Samuel Chase at the end of his impeachment trial.

1845 – United States President John Tyler signed a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.

1872 – Yellowstone National Park is the world's first national park.

1893 – Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.

1932 – Aviator Charles Lindbergh's 20-month-old son Charles Jr is kidnapped from his home in East Amwell, New Jersey. His body would not be found until May 12.

1953 – Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.

1954 – Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.

1998 – Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.

2006 – English-language Wikipedia reaches its one-millionth article, Jordan Hill railway station.

 

Birthdays

 

1547 – Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher and lexicographer (d. 1628)

1597 – Jean-Charles Della Faille, Flemish priest and mathematician (d. 1652)

1611 – John Pell, English mathematician and linguist (d. 1685)

1760 – François Buzot, French lawyer and politician (d. 1794)

1810 – Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist, and composer (d. 1849)

1914 – Harry Caray, American sportscaster (d. 1998)

1944 – Roger Daltrey, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

 

 

Holiday Spotlight

Some ethnologists believe that ‘Martisor’ has a Roman origin, while others think it has a Daco-Thracian origin. New Year’s Eve was celebrated on March 1 as ‘Martius’ in Ancient Rome. The month was named in honor of Mars, the god of war who was also an agricultural guardian and ensured nature’s rebirth—the red and white colors used for Martisor may be colors of war and peace.

New Year’s Eve was also observed on March 1 by the Thracians. They named the month after the god named Marsyas Silen, the inventor of the ‘Fluier,’ a traditional musical instrument like the pipe. Thracian spring celebrations had connections to fertility and the rebirth of nature. In some parts of the world, Daco-Romanians still celebrate the agrarian New Year in spring. In these areas, the first days of March are considered the days of a new beginning.

Ancient Roman tradition stated that March was the perfect time for military campaigns. Within this context, the red string of Martisor symbolizes vitality. The white string symbolizes victory. Red is considered the color of fire and blood and a symbol of life, which is also associated with the passion of women. Red and white are also complementary colors present in traditional Daco-Romanian folklore.

 

 

Others Include.

Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day

Baby Sleep Day

Beer Day (in Iceland)

Disability Day of Mourning

Dress in Blue Day

Employee Appreciation Day

Endometriosis Awareness Day

International Women of Color Day

National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day

National Dadgum: That's a Good Day

National Fruit Compote Day

National Horse Protection Day

National Peanut Butter Lover's Day

National Pig Day

National Salesperson Day

National Speech and Debate Education Day

National Wedding Planning Day

Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day (Bikini Day)

Plan a Solo Vacation Day

Read Across America Day

Refired, Not Retired Day

Self-Injury Awareness Day

Shabbat Across America / Canada

Share a Smile Day

St. David's Day

World Civil Defense Day

World Compliment Day

World Seagrass Day

Zero Discrimination Day

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