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1 Mar 2016
At 340 days, Astronaut Scott Kelly completed the longest single mission aboard the International Space Station.
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1 Mar 2002
Spanish peseta lost its legal tender after fully adopting the Euro.
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1 Mar 1998
James Cameron's Titanic became the first film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
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1 Mar 1995
Internet giant Yahoo! is incorporated.
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1 Mar 1994
Justin Bieber was born in Stratford, Canada.
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1 Mar 1984
MAC Cosmetics makeup brand was founded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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1 Mar 1977
The first woman won the Life Achievement Award and was claimed by Bette Davis.
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1 Mar 1966
The Venera 3 space probe became the first human-made object to land on another planet.
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1 Mar 1961
President John F. Kennedy founded the Peace Corps.
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1 Mar 1953
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin was found semi-conscious after suffering from a stroke.
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1 Mar 1947
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is formed.
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1 Mar 1941
Captain America issue #1 comic was published by Timely Comics (which later became Marvel).
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1 Mar 1932
Aviator Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped.
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1 Mar 1896
Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity.
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1 Mar 1890
A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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1 Mar 1872
The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.
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1 Mar 1867
Nebraska became the 37th state to join the United States of America.
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1 Mar 1864
Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American female physician.
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1 Mar 1847
The Death Penalty was abolished in the state of Michigan, except for treason.
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1 Mar 1803
Ohio became the 17th state to join the United States of America.
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1 Mar 1790
The first United States Census was authorized.