March in History

Each modern foraging society had oral histories.

Oral histories of most societies were about their ancestors.

Some have written on the origin of everything that is around us.

In fact, most people have written timeless narratives entitled "origin stories."

Because origin stories present universal ideas, they are also historical.

History is still the quandary, in which people began to share their individual history at the earliest.

But, by the fact of available evidence about collective learning, it would seem that they probably did so relatively recently.

It has long been accepted that early humans had the capacity for collective learning.

If this were the case, it would then imply that they are capable of sharing ideas.

Of course, they can share information on spots of lions and waterholes.

They might talk about the bushfire last year.

They might have talked of the fight with the people on the other side of the river.

They can even discuss the earlier geological events.

The following are the events that occurred in March in history, both historically and currently:

March 1 in History

March 1, 1991

* Bosnia/Herzegovina was founded. 

[Capital: Sarajevo; Continent: Africa]

March 2 in History

March 2, 1956

* Morocco became an independent country. 

[Capital: Rabat; Ex-colonial master: France; Continent: Africa]

March 2, 1942

* Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, was born.

March 3 in History

March 3, 2003

* Oba Olayinka Oyekan of Lagos became late.

March 3, 1924

* Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, the first military head of state of Nigeria, was born.

March 3, 1878

* Bulgaria was founded. 

[Capital: Sofia; Continent: Europe]

March 3, 1847

* Alexander Graham Bell, the investor of telephone, was born.

March 4 in History

March 4, 1948

* Ladipo Odulate, former Ogun State Head of Service, was born.

March 5 in History

March 5, 1980

* Folake Solanke became the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

March 5, 1945

* Toye Ajagun, a grand Juju musician and “Magbe Magbe” originator, was born.

March 5, 1937

* Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the first civilian president of Nigeria, was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. He is a Nigerian general, statesman, and diplomat who was the first military ruler in Africa to hand over power to a civilian government. He also served as Nigeria’s military ruler (1976-79) and as a civilian president from 1999 to 2007.

March 6 in History

March 6 of Every Year

* Ghana Independence Day is being observed and celebrated.

March 6, 2000

* The first kidney transplant in Nigeria was conducted at St. Nicholas Hospital by Dr. Shonibare.

March 6, 1957

* Ghana became an independent country. 

[Capital: Accra; Ex-colonial master: UK; Continent: Africa]

March 6, 1909

* Obafemi Awolowo, the first premier of the Old Western Nigeria, Nigerian statesman and nationalist, was born in Ikenne (d. on May 9, 1987).

March 8 in History

March 8 of Every Year

* International Women’s Day is being observed and celebrated.

March 8, 1975

* Suraj Ishola Adekunbi, former speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, was born.

March 8, 1957

* Yemi Osinbajo, the former Vice President of Nigeria, was born. 

March 9 in History

March 9, 1934

* Yuri Gagarin, the Russian cosmonaut and the first human in space, was born.

* Subomi Balogun, the Olori Omo Oba of Ijebuland, was born.

March 10 in History

March 10, 1876

* The first telephone call was made by Alexander Graham Bell, a famous Scottish scientist, in New York to demonstrate his ability to talk with electricity through call transmission (or telephone conversation) to his friend and assistant, Thomas Watson, in Chicago. The first words on the phone transmitted were “Mr. Watson, come here; I want to see you. 

March 10, 1862

* The first issue of U.S. government paper money occurred as $5, $10, and $20 bills began circulation.

March 11 in History

March 11, 2020

* The World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the outbreak of coronavirus as a pandemic.

March 11, 1996

* Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe died.

March 12 in History

March 12 of Every Year

* Mauritius National Day is being observed and celebrated.

March 12, 1968

* Mauritius became an independent country. 

[Capital: Port Louis; Ex-colonial master: UK; Continent: Africa]

March 12, 1937

* Ayodele Awojobi, the first African to be awarded the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc), was born.

March 12, 1931

* The Commonwealth of Nations was formed with Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland and South Africa as founding members.

March 13 in History

March 13, 1733

* Joseph Priestley, an English scientist who discovered oxygen, was born.

March 14 in History

March 14, 1879

* Albert Einstein, the theoretical physicist and philosopher of science, was born.

March 14, 1833

* Lucy Hobbs, the first female dentist, was born.

March 15 in History

March 15, 1976

* General Olusegun Obasanjo became the new Head of state after the assassination of General Murtala Mohammed from 15 March 1976 to 30 September 1979.

March 15, 44 B.C.

* Julius Caesar was assassinated in the Senate Chamber in Rome.

March 16 in History

March 16, 1947

* Dele Giwa, a Nigerian journalist, editor, and founder of Newswatch Magazine, was born.

March 17 in History

March 17, 1861

* Italy became an independent country. 

[Capital: Rome; Ex-colonial master: Russia/Germany; Continent: Europe]

March 19 in History

March 19, 2003

* The US launched an attack against Iraq to topple dictator Saddam Hussein from power.

March 19, 1990

* Oyinkansola Abayomi, the founder of the Nigerian Women’s Party, died at 93.

March 20 in History

March 20, 2003

* Gulf War 2 started between Iraq and America.

March 20, 1956

* Tunisia became an independent country. 

[Capital: Tunis; Ex-colonial master: France; Continent: Africa]

March 20, 1984

* The war against indiscipline was inaugurated.

March 20, 1933

* Alhaji Lateef Adegbite, former Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, was born.

March 21 in History

March 21 of Every Year

* Namibia National Day is being observed and celebrated.

March 21, 2013

* Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic, died at 82.

March 21, 1990

* Namibia became an independent country. 

[Capital: Windhoek; Ex-colonial master: South Africa; Continent: Africa]

March 21, 1847

* Guatemala became an independent country. 

[Capital: Guatemala City; Ex-colonial master: Spain; Continent: North America]

March 23 in History

March 23 of Every Year

* Pakistan National Day is being observed and celebrated.

March 23, 1965

* Dayo Adeneye, former Ogun State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, was born.

March 25 in History

March 25, 1821

* Greece was founded. 

[Capital: Athens; Continent: Europe]

March 26 in History

March 26 of Every Year

* Bangladesh Independence Day is being observed and celebrated.

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12 Inspiring Famous Quotes for March

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Peruse, pause, and ponder the following twelve (12) inspiring famous quotes to keep you inspired for your daily endeavours in the month of March:

#01

“If you are going to spend your life running, you might as well be chasing your dreams.”

– J. B. Bernstein

#02

“Adopt the right pace; if you go too fast, you will catch up with misfortune; if you go too slow, misfortune will catch up with you.”

– John L. Mason

#03

“Be brave enough to live life creatively, in the creative place where no one else has ever been.”

– Alan Alda

#04

“Failure is a delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.”

– Williams A. Ward

#05

“Don’t worry about failures; worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.”

– Jack Canfield

#06

“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.”

– Jim Rohn

#07

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

– Buddha

#08

“Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing.”

– Bernard Baruch

#09

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”

– Joshua J. Marine

#10

“Dreams will get you nowhere; a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.”

– Baltasar Gracian

#11

“Take responsibility for your own happiness; never put it in other people’s hands.”

– Roy T. Bennett

#12

“Thinking something does not make it true. Wanting something does not make it real.”

– Michelle Hodkin

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