First week of March, 2016 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. If you’re 50 years old or older, talk to your doctor about getting screened. Among cancers that affect both men and women, color..→

The state of Ohio was named after the river "Ohio". The Ohio river was named for the Iroquois word, “O-Y-O,” meaning “great river.” The Northwest Territory, est..→

In the late 1700s, as today, town citizens in Vermont held town meetings so that they could address the problems and issues they faced collectively. Popular matters of le..→

Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March ..→

In a four-year study of religious discrimination around the world (2006-2010), Christians were the most-discriminated against group, experiencing harassment by the govern..→

Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State. The lightning whelk is the official state shell. In 1836, delegates from throughout what was then known as the Mexican D..→

Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. On average, there are 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas. Seahorses are monogamous ..→

Casimir Pulaski was born in Poland in 1747. He came to America in 1777, after fighting for Poland’s independence, and joined forces with General Washington. After saving ..→

The total population of the world today is about 7.7 billion people. A little over 3.26 billion people are employed. Almost half of all people around the globe spend more..→

The slave trade was a tragic episode in African history and began before August 1619 when the first slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. During the course of the slave ..→

In 1898 Guglielmo Marconi, a 24-year-old Italian, began the world’s first commercial radio service. For citizens of the United States, radio—and later television—not only..→

Teeth start to form even before you are born—milk teeth or baby teeth start to form when the baby is in the womb, but they come through when the child is between 6-12 mon..→