On This Day March 21st

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March 21st is the Eightieth Day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 286 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the Vivarium, by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and Peranius.

630 – Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem.

1788 – A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins

1801 – The Battle of Alexandria was fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt.

1814 – Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.

1871 – Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

1928 – Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.

1935 – Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran.

1952 – Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.

1965—Martin Luther King Jr. led 3,200 people at the start of the third and finally triumphant civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

2000 – Pope John Paul II makes his first-ever pontifical visit to Israel.

2006 – The social media site X (former Twitter) is founded.

 

Birthdays

1685 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque composer and musician (d. 1750)

1752 – Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor (d. 1837)

1831 – Dorothea Beale, English suffragist, educational reformer and author (d. 1906)

1867 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director and producer (d. 1932)

1902 – Son House, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)

1904 – Forrest Mars, Sr., an American candy maker, created M&M's and Mars bar (d. 1999)

1910 – Julio Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (d. 1993)

1937 – Tom Flores, American football player and coach

 

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Holidays And Observance

National Healthy Fats Day

Fats have been used for centuries. They are nonvolatile substances insoluble in water and feel oily or greasy when touched. Humans have used fats for food and other purposes such as equipment lubrication. Fats have always been significant for humanity. However, they have come to be associated with excessive weight gain and health problems. While consuming fats in excess is not the best for you, they are essential in moderation.

Fats, along with carbohydrates and proteins, are one of the three major macronutrient groups in the human diet and are the primary components of typical foods such as milk, butter, and cooking oils. They are a rich and concentrated source of nutritional energy and play vital structural and metabolic roles in most living organisms, including energy storage, waterproofing, and thermal insulation. The human body can generate the fat it needs from other food elements. However, a few essential fatty acids must be included in the diet for complete nutritional fulfillment.

National Healthy Fats Day was created to raise awareness about the importance of fat in our diets and to provide a platform for dialogue on the facts and myths surrounding it. It is an excellent opportunity to learn more and spread awareness about healthy fats!

 

Others Include.

Incredible Kid Day

Afghanistan Day

Big Bang Day

California Strawberry Day

Companies that Care Day

Education Freedom Day

Gallo Wine Day

International Color Day

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

International Day of Forests and the Tree

International Day of Nowruz

Memory Day

National Common Courtesy Day

National Countdown Day

National Crunchy Taco Day

National Day of Action on Syringe Exchange

National Farm Rescuer Day

National Flower Day

National Fragrance Day

National French Bread Day

National Renewable Energy Day

National Rosie the Riveter Day

National Teenager Day

Nowruz

Oranges and Lemons Day

Single Parents Day

Slytherin Pride Day

Spring Fairy Fun Day

Ta' Anit Ester

Twitter Day

World Down Syndrome Day

World Poetry Day

World Puppetry Day

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