March 3

 Holidays and Observances

2020 Daily Holidays that fall on March 3, include:

• Bonza Bottler Day 
• I Want To Be Happy Day 
• If Pets had Thumbs Day 
• International Ear Care Day 
• National Anthem Day 
• National Cold Cuts Day 
• National Mulled Wine Holiday 
• Navy Reserves Birthday 
• Peace Corps Day - March 3, 2020 (First Tuesday in March)
• Peach Blossom Day 
• Simplify-Your-Life Day 
• Soup it Forward Day - March 3, 2020
• Town Meeting Day Vermont - March 3, 2020 (First Tuesday of March)
• Unique Names Day - March 3, 2020 (Tuesday of First Full Week in March which is Celebrate Your Name Week)
• World Birth Defects Day 
• World Wildlife Day 

2020 Weekly Holidays that include March 3, are:

• Celebrate Your Name Week - March 1-7, 2020 (First Full Week in March)
• Endometriosis Awareness Week - March 1-7, 2020
• Hearing Awareness Week - March 1-7, 2020
• Jewish Book Week - February 29 - March 8, 2020
• Lent - February 26 - April 9, 2020
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 12, 2020)
• National Aplastic Anemia & MDS Awareness Week - March 1-6
• National Cheerleading Week - March 1-7
• National Consumer Protection Week - March 1-7, 2020
• National Dental Assistants Recognition Week - March 1-7, 2020
• National Ghostwriters Week - March 1-7
• National Green Week - February 2 - April 30, 2020
• National Pasty Week - March 1-7, 2020
• National Pet Sitters Week - March 1-7
• National Procrastination Week - March 1-7, 2020 (Second Week of March)
• National School Breakfast Week - March 2-6, 2020 (Mon-Fri of the First Full Week in March)
• National Schools Social Work Week - March 1-7, 2020 (First Full Week of March)
• National Sleep Awareness Week - March 1-7, 2020
• National Words Matter Week - March 1-7, 2020 (First Full Week of March)
• National Write a Letter of Appreciation Week - March 1-7
• Newspaper in Education Week - March 2-6, 2020 (First Full School Week in March)
• No More Week - March 2-8, 2020
• Orthodox Lent - March 2 - April 18, 2020
• Professional Pet Sitters Week - March 1-7, 2020
• Read Across America Week - March 2-6, 2020 (M-F week of Dr. Seuss Birthday on March 2)
• Read an E-Book Week - March 1-7, 2020
• Return Borrowed Books Week - March 1-7, 2020 (First Week of March)
• Save Your Vision Week - March 1-7, 2020
• Telecommuter Appreciation Week - March 1-7, 2020 (Week that includes Alexander Graham Bell's Birthday of 3/2)
• Universal Human Beings Week - March 1-7
• Will Eisner Week - March 1-7
• Women in Construction Week - March 1-7, 2020
• Women of Aviation Worldwide Week - March 1-8, 2020

2020 Monthly Holidays that include March 3, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our March Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of March.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events

• Hong Kong Arts Festival - February 13, 2020 - March 14, 2020 features Art, Theatre, Dance, Opera, and Music events.
• Cricket World Cup - February 13 - March 29, 2020
• North Dakota Winter Show - March 1-7, 2020 (Valley City, ND)
• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - March 3-22, 2020 (Houston, TX)

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for March 3 is Pisces.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for March are:

• The Jonquil, better known as Daffodil or Narcissus
• The meaning of the Daffodil is friendship and domestic happiness

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for March is the aquamarine and the bloodstone.

Famous Birthdays

• 1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scotland, inventor (telephone)
• 1882 – Charles Ponzi, Italian criminal and scam artist who used the Ponzi scheme to scam people (d. 1949)
• 1947 – Jennifer Warnes, American singer and songwriter
• 1970 – Julie Bowen, American actress (Modern Family)
• 1982 – Jessica Biel, American actress (7th Heaven)

Famous Deaths

• 1959 – Lou Costello, American actor and comedian (Abbott & Costello) (b. 1906)
• 1987 – Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and comedian  (Danny Kaye Show) (b. 1913)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1984 - Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway marries swimmer Janet Buchan

Quote of the Day

I like this quote from Danny Kaye, who died on this day in 1987.  It is just a reminder that our life is an empty canvas, and it is up to us to draw the picture of what we want our life to be!

Recipe of the Day or a
Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for March 3, is a Chicken Stir Fry Recipe with Cauliflower and Broccoli from Kerry, at Healthy Diet Habits.

This Day in History

• 1585 – The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza, Italy
• 1791 - 1st Internal Revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages)
• 1791 - Congress establishes the US Mint
• 1805 - The Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms
• 1813 - The Office of Surgeon General of the US Army forms
• 1817 - Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory & Mississippi
• 1820 - Missouri Compromise passes, allowing slavery in Missouri
• 1835 - Congress authorizes a US mint at New Orleans Louisiana
• 1845 – Florida is admitted into the U.S. as the 27th State
• 1849 - Congress establishes the US Department of the Interior 
• 1863 - Idaho Territory forms
• 1871 - Congress establishes the civil service system
• 1877 - Rutherford B Hayes is sworn in as the 19th U.S. President
• 1885 - California is the 1st US State to establish a permanent forest commission
• 1887 - Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind and deaf Helen Keller
• 1905 - US Forest Service forms
• 1923 – TIME magazine is published for the first time.
• 1931 - President Herbert Hoover signs a congressional act making "The Star Spangled Banner" the official National Anthem of the United States.
• 1933 - Mount Rushmore is dedicated
• 1938 – Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia
• 1991 – An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers
• 1997 – The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand
• 2002 – Citizens of Switzerland vote in favor of their country becoming a member of the United Nations
• 2005 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.

Above is the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand. It took two and a half years of construction and was completed on this day in 1997.  Check out our Holidays in New Zealand page for more information about New Zealand.

This Day in Music

• 1931 – The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem
• 1965 - The Temptations' My Girl hits #1
• 1966 - Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms
• 1973 - Elton John's Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player Album hits #1
• 1979 - The Bee Gees' Spirits Having Flown Album hits #1
  
• 1978 - Van Halen starts their first ever US tour in Chicago as the opening act for Journey

2009 - Martina McBride sings The Star-Spangled Banner

This Day in Sports

• 1875 – The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada
• 1959 - San Francisco Giant's rename their stadium Candlestick Park

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!