National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for March 21, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.
March 21, 2027 celebrates National Memory Day, plus 8 more. National Memory Day on March 21 is a day celebrating the brain as a function of the human body that helps us to recall events and retrieve experiences from the past.
Events that occurred on March 21 throughout history
The first active-duty Navy woman, Loretta Walsh receives the rank of petty officer. She's the first woman enlisted in the United States Armed Forces in a non-nurse capacity.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons closes Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary located on an island off the coast of San Francisco, California. The maximum-security prison is also known as The Rock housed some of the country's most notorious criminals including Al Capone, Robert "Birdman of Alcatraz" Stroud, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Alvin Karpis.
The Mayor of San Francisco, Joseph Alioto proclaims the first Earth Day.
Someone shoots J.R. on the popular television series Dallas.
Jack Dorsey, one of Twitter's cofounders, sent the first public tweet. It read, "just setting up my twttr."
Longer-running observances that include this date.
National Women's History Month
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National Craft Month
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National Social Work Month
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National Nutrition Month
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Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
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Irish-american Heritage Month
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National Trisomy Awareness Month
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Red Cross Month
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Music In Our Schools Month®
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National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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National Celery Month
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National Noodle Month
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