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Interesting things that happened March 1st:

Birthdays on this date:
 In 1810 Frederic Chopin, pianist, composer
 In 1837 William Dean Howells, American novelist
 In 1848 Augustus Saint-Gaudens, US sculptor, designed 1907 $20 gold piece
 In 1910 David Niven, actor
 In 1917 Dinah Shore (in Winchester, Tennessee), actor, talk show host
       + Robert Lowell, poet
 In 1927 Harry Belafonte, entertainer
 In 1942 Joan Hackett (in New York)
 In 1945 Dirk Benedict (Helena, MT), actor (Battlestar Galactica, A-Team)
 In 1946 Lana Wood (in Santa Monica, CA)
 In 1954 Ron Howard, actor (Andy Griffith Show, Happy Days, American
         Graffiti), director (Splash, Cocoon)
       + Catherine Bach (in Warren, Ohio), actor (Dukes of Hazzard)

Events worth noting:
       + St. David's Day
 In 1781 The Articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress.
 In 1784 E. Kidner opens the first cooking school, in Great Britain.
 In 1790 First US census began.
 In 1803 Ohio becomes the 17th state.
 In 1859 Present seal of San Francisco adopted (second seal for city).
 In 1864 Patent issued for taking and projecting motion pictures to Louis
         Ducos du Hauron (he never did build such a machine, though).
 In 1867 Nebraska becomes the 37th state.
 In 1879 Library of Hawaii founded.
 In 1927 Bank of Italy becomes a National Bank.
 In 1937 First permanent automobile license plates issued in Connecticut.
 In 1941 First US commercial FM radio station goes on the air (Nashville,
         TN).
 In 1947 International Monetary Fund began operations.
 In 1954 Four Puerto Rican terrorists open fire on the U.S. House of
         Representatives, wounding five congressmen.
 In 1966 Venera 3, Venus landing.
 In 1969 Mickey Mantle announces his retirement.
 In 1996 New toll-free 888 area code introduced.

And remember ...
 Foot Health Month
 International Hamburger and Pickle Month
 National Frozen Food Month
 National Furniture Refinishing Month
 National Nutrition Month (US)
 National Peanut Month
 National Women's History Month
 Red Cross Month

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Although efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information,
several errors have been found in the past.  Don't place any bets on the basis
of what you find here.  -- Gabe