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  • Auguste-et-Louis-Lumiere

    Lumiere brothers first movie premiers

    France

    On March 22, 1895, the Lumiere brothers first film premiered at a private viewing.  Auguste et Louis Lumiere  Issued by La Poste, France, June 14, 1955 Designer: Louis Muller  Engraver: […]

  • Cosmonauts-on-Space-Station--MIR-

    Russian space station Mir re-enters atmosphere

    Russia

     On March 23, 2001, the Moscow space station Mir re-entered Earth's atmosphere. "I am especially sad these days. An entire era of our Soviet space program is ending, into which […]

  • Jules-Verne-1828-1905-5-Weeks-In-A-Balloon

    Jules Verne died

    France

    On March 24, 1905, Jules Verne died.  Verne is credited with laying the groundwork for what is now considered science-fiction writing.  Jules Verne (1828-1905) Photographer   Atelier Nada / Image courtesy […]

  • Map-of-Bangladesh (1)

    Bangladesh declares independence

    Bangladesh , Bangladesh

    On March 26, 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared Bangladesh's independence in a radio announcement. This declaration sparked a ferocious military response by West Pakistan's ruling government. The Declaration of Independence […]

  • "They always ask me the same questions. Where was I born? When did I start singing? Who have I worked with? I don't understand why they can't just talk to me without all that question bit." --Sarah Vaughan

    Jazz great Sarah Vaughan born

    USA

    Jazz great Sarah Vaughan was born March 27, 1924, in Newark, New Jersey. "They always ask me the same questions. Where was I born? When did I start singing? Who […]

  • Henri-Fabre-1882-1984-Engineer

    World’s first seaplane the Fabre Hydravion flies

    France

    On March 28, 1910, the world's first seaplane, Fabre Hydravion, successfully took off & landed on water.  "When in 1906 I had my certificate from the Paris School of Electricity, […]

  • Catillo-jaguar-head

    Chichen Itza passes into state hands

    Mexica Post , Mexico

    UNESCO World Heritage site Chichen Itza passes into state hands on March 29, 2010 Chichen Itza Mexico Souvenir sheet of 5 stamps  Pelota ring, Jaguar Temple, serpent head Colonnade Observatory […]

  • Niagrara Falls stamp

    Niagara Falls frozen over

    Canada , Canada

    On March 30, 1848, locals woke to a startling site of Niagara Falls frozen over.  Residents awoke on the morning of March 30th to an eerie silence and realized something […]

  • The-Hound-of-the-Baskervilles

    Basil Rathbone appears as Sherlock Holmes

    Guernsey , United Kingdom

    Basil Rathbone appears as Sherlock Holmes for the first time in The Hound of the Baskervilles on March 21, 1939.    The Hound of the Baskervilles From the Sherlock Holmes […]

  • Creation of Nunavut Territory

    Nunavut formed

    Canada , Canada

    The northern territory of Nunavut was formed April 1, 1999. Creation of Nunavut Territory Canada Post released this stamp April 1, 1999 Designers: Bonne Zabolotney & Susan Point Bone Zabolotney […]

  • Birth of Hans Christian Andersen

    Demark , Denmark

     Storyteller Hans Christian Andersen born April 2, 1930, in Odense, Denmark Hans Christian Andersen, Scissors & paper cut-out, Ugly duckling, pen & inkwell and Ugly duckling, pen & inkwell From […]