March
Madness
Madness
The Playful Nickname for the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
The Big Dance
This deliciously nerdy holiday is celebrated on March 14th.
Pi Day
The new season that officially begins in March.
Spring
Alexander Graham Bell received the patent for this revolutionary communication device in March 1876.
The telephone
This mischievous, hat-wearing Dr. Seuss character's birthday is celebrated on March 2nd
The Cat in the Hat
The number of teams selected to compete in the men's NCAA tournament.
68
This global day celebrating women's achievements falls on March 8th.
International Women's Day
The astronomical event marking the first day of spring, around March 20th.
Vernal Equinox
In March 1913, a major march on Washington demanded this right for women.
The right to vote.
In Harry Potter, while the Weasley twins are born on April Fool's Day, this person's birthday falls in March.
Ron Weasley
The term for when a low-ranked team defeats a highly-ranked team.
An upset
Wear green on March 17th for this saint's feast day.
St. Patrick's Day
This cheerful yellow flower is the birth month flower for March.
Daffodil
This violent confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists occurred in March 1770.
The Boston Massacre
In March 2024, this Christopher Nolan film about the father of the atomic bomb won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture.
Oppenheimer
The office tradition of predicting the winner of every tournament game.
Filling out a bracket.
Awww! This "pet-acular" holiday encouraging dog adoption is on March 23rd.
National Puppy Day
This beautiful blue sea-colored gem is the modern birthstone for March.
Aquamarine
On March 7, 1965, a day known as "Bloody Sunday," civil rights marchers were violently confronted by police while attempting to cross this bridge in Selma, Alabama.
Edmund Pettus Bridge
The four sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy share this surname in the classic novel Little Women.
March
This university, whose teams are called the Bruins, has won the most men's NCAA basketball championships.
UCLA
"Beware" of this famously foreboding date on the Roman calendar: March 15th.
Ides of March
March is named after this Roman god of war.
Mars
On March 30, 1981, this actor-turned-politician was shot in Washington D.C. by John Hinckley Jr., but famously joked to his wife, "Honey, I forgot to duck."
Ronald Reagan
The first Hunger Games film, starring Jennifer Lawrence, was released in March of this year.
2012