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Liberation Day (BU)(1878): March 3

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On March 3, 1878, The Treaty of San Stefanov was signed between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, freeing Bulgaria from five centuries of Ottoman Rule. This is a national holiday in Bulgaria.

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Martyr's Day (MW)(1959): March 3

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Hug a GI Day: March 4

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Hug a G.I. Day was created in 1994 by marketing and public relations professional Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith. She touts it as the only date in Calendrical Time that is a Military Command (March forth). B...

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Attucks, Crispus Attucks Day (1770): March...

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Crispus Attucks is believed to have been born into slavery in 1723, and later escaped. His father was African-American man, a slave, and his mother of the Natick tribe of Native Americans. He claimed his...

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Independence Day (GH)(1957): March 6

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March 6, 1957, the African nation of Ghana gained its independence from Britain. It was the first sub-Saharan nation to do so. This is a national holiday

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Pulaski Day (US-IL)(1745): March 7

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Marking the birthday of Polish and American Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski March 6, 1745, this state holiday in Illinois is celebrated on the first Monday in March. Pulaski died October 11, 1779 i...

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Revolution Day, (SY)(1963): March 8

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On March 8, 1963, the Revolutionary National Council (Ba'ath Party) formerly took power in the nation of Syria. Revolution Day is a national holiday.

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Greenback Day (1861): March 10

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Today marks the anniversary of the 1861 issuance of the green currency in the United States nicknamed 'Greenback'. These were demand notes, and did not carry interest. A demand note means their value rema...

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Madrid Train Bombing (ES)(2004): March 11

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This is the anniversary of the Madrid Train Bombings. There were three major terrorist attacks in the first five years of the twenty-first century that forever changed Western civilization, civil safety a...

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K-9 (Police Dogs) Veterans Day (1942): Mar...

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March 13, 1942 is the official birthday of the United States K9 Corps. Dogs have been used in the military and law enforcement for centuries. Thousands have died in the line of duty. They perform many fu...

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Christchurch Massacres (NZ)(2019): March 1...

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Syria Uprising (SY)(2011): March 15

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10th Anniversary. March 15, 2011 is the day on which the Syria Uprising erupted. Starting as a pro-democracy series of protests, then escalating into an outright civil war a year later, the conflict inc...

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Purim (J) (365 BC): March 16/17

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Evacuation Day, Boston (1776): March 17

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March 17, is more than St. Patrick's Day in Boston, Massachusetts. It's a citywide holiday marking the evacuation of British troops from Boston during the Revolutionary War on March 17, 1776. Ironically,...

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Submarine Day (UK)(1898): March 17

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Hola Mohalla (S): March 18-20

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Hola Mohalla is the first day of the lunar month of Chet in the Nanakshahi calendar of the Sikh faith. It coincides with the Hindu festival of colors - Holi. This observance was started by Guru Gobind Si...

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Sacrifice Day, Supreme: March 18

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National Supreme Sacrifice Day in the United States honors those whom have given their lives to save others. From soldiers to first responders, heroes and everyday people, throughout history millions of p...

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Human Rights Day (ZA)(1960): March 21

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Human Rights Day in South Africa marks the anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, March 21, 1960. The massacre was carried out by the police, who fired into a crowd of black demonstrators, killing 69 an...

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Human Rights Violations & for the Dignity...

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On December 21, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed March 24 as the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims....

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Truth & Justice, Ntl. Day of Memory (AR)(1...

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