MARCH 3, 2023 | NATIONAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY | GLOBAL DAY OF UNPLUGGING | NATIONAL DRESS IN BLUE DAY | NATIONAL ANTHEM DAY | NATIONAL I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY DAY | NATIONAL SOUP IT FORWARD DAY | NATIONAL COLD CUTS DAY | NATIONAL MULLED WINE DAY | NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE EDUCATION DAY
NATIONAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY
National Employee Appreciation Day on the first Friday in March each year focuses attention on employees in all industries. Employers across the country in business and organizations plan employee recognition and celebrations. Employee achievement and contributions are honored. Read more…
GLOBAL DAY OF UNPLUGGING
From sundown to sundown March 3 – 4, Global Day of Unplugging, kicks off a 24-hour period, to unplug, unwind, relax, and do things other than using today’s technology, electronics, and social media. Read more…
NATIONAL DRESS IN BLUE DAY
In an effort to knock out one of the top cancers causing death, National Dress in Blue Day on the first Friday in March encourages everyone to learn about the causes of colon cancer and raise awareness by wearing blue. Read more…
NATIONAL ANTHEM DAY
National Anthem Day commemorates the day the United States adopted “The Star-Spangled Banner” as its National Anthem. Written by Francis Scott Key, the “Star-Spangled Banner” became the National Anthem in 1931. Read more…
NATIONAL I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY DAY
National I Want You to be Happy Day on March 3rd encourages us to do something that makes others happy. It also asks us to see others’ happiness from their point of view. Putting a smile on someone’s face tends to put one on ours, too. Read more…
NATIONAL SOUP IT FORWARD DAY
National Soup it Forward Day on March 3rd encourages us to deliver love and kindness by the bowlful. We all know a warm cup of kindness comes in many forms. Read more…
NATIONAL COLD CUTS DAY
Dagwood will eat his heart out on March 3rd because it’s National Cold Cuts Day. Call them lunch meats, deli meats, sandwich meats, or cold cuts. Some like them thick, while others stack them a mile high. Others still just like them with cheese and crackers. However you like them, National Cold Cuts Day was made for sandwich and snack makers. Read more…
NATIONAL MULLED WINE DAY
National Mulled Wine Day on March 3rd warms us up with fruits, spices, and wine. In the lingering days of winter, a hot mug of mulled wine hits the spot and fills the home with pleasant aromas. Read more…
NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE EDUCATION DAY
The First Friday in March is National Speech and Debate Education Day to prepare students to do more than speaking publicly. Through the support of coaches and teachers, students learn the skills vital to success in future careers and everyday decision-making. The ability to conduct thorough research, construct intelligent arguments and receive constructive criticism produces assured citizens able to collaborate and communicate their ideas in effective, even eloquent ways. Read more…
On Deck for March 4, 2023
National Days
Marching Music Day
National Grammar Day
National Hug a G.I. Day
National Pound Cake Day
National Sons Day
Recipe of the Day
Minestrone
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
Serves: 8
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
1 cup frozen peas
4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 cup fresh or frozen green beans
28 ounce can diced tomatoes
6 cups vegetable broth
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dry basil
salt and pepper to taste
Parmesan cheese
Fresh basil for garnish
Instructions
In a large stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and carrots, cooking about 5 minutes until onion is tender and slightly browned. Add potatoes, peas, and tomatoes.
Stir in broth, beans, basil, oregano, and thyme. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and garnish with a sprig of fresh basil.
March 3rd Celebrated History
1845
For the first time, Congress overrides a presidential veto. Outgoing President John Tyler vetoed an appropriations bill from Congress. It wasn’t Tyler’s first use of his veto powers. At the time, only one other president use the veto more and that was Andrew Jackson. (Since then, presidents have found their veto stride.) On the last day of the Congressional session, Congress used its power to override the veto for the first time.
1879
After graduating from law school in 1873, Belva Lockwood lobbied to be admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court bar. It wasn’t until March 3, 1879, that she would become the first woman admitted to appear before the Supreme Court.
1923
Time Magazines publishes its first issue.
1931
President Herbert Hoover signs a Congressional resolution making the “Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed an executive order designating the song written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 as the country’s national song and the U.S. Navy had long honored the song.
March 3rd Celebrated Birthdays
George Pullman – 1831
All aboard!! The innovator of the industrial age developed luxurious passenger cars. Pullman also created company towns and under his watch union strikes broke out during one of the country’s worst depressions.
Chief Joseph – 1840
Born Hin-mah-too-ya-lat-kekt, or Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain, Joseph became Chief of the Nez Perce in 1871 following the death of his father. At the time, the federal government was making efforts to remove the Nez Perce from the Wallowa Valley in northeastern Oregon to land in Idaho. Chief Joseph is best known for being a part of the resistance that lasted months and gained the respect of military leaders, despite its failure and his uncertain role as the leader.
Alexander Graham Bell – 1847
“Mr. Watson. Come here. I want to see you.” “E.T. phone home.” “Can you hear me now?” All these sentences connect us to one invention. While the Scottish-born inventor patented the telephone, his interests were broad including medical research and aeronautics.
Patricia MacLachlan – 1938
The award-winning American children’s author is best known for her novel Sarah, Plain and Tall.
Herschel Walker – 1962
The multi-talented American athlete won the 1982 Heisman Trophy. His 16-year professional football career was split between the United States Football League (USFL) and the National Football League (NFL). Between the two leagues, the running back accumulated a combined 13,787 rushing yards.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee – 1962
One of track and field’s greatest athletes, Joyner-Kersee has collected three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals. She appeared in her first Olympic games in 1984 in Los Angeles, winning silver in the heptathlon. Four years later, Joyner-Kersee brought home two golds, conquering the heptathlon and the long jump at Seoul. In 1992 in Barcelona, she repeated her win in the heptathlon and brought home bronze in the long jump. In her final appearance at the Atlanta games in 1996, Joyner-Kersee won her final medal, the bronze in the long jump.
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