Events Calendar Fred E. Hayes Post 57 Events: March 2026

March 2026

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National Anthem Day (1931)

Location:

United States
Date:

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

"The Star-Spangled Banner" becomes the National Anthem.

National Anthem Day (1931)

Battle of Alamo Ends (1836)

Location:

San Antonio, Texas
Date:

Friday, March 6, 2026

Battle of Alamo Ends (1836)

Bayer Patents Aspirin (1899)

Location:

Germany
Date:

Friday, March 6, 2026

The German company Bayer patents aspirin on March 6, 1899. Now the most common drug in household medicine cabinets.

Bayer Patents Aspirin (1899)

Telephone Patented (1876)

Location:

United States
Date:

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone On March 7, 1876, 29-year-old Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new invention–the telephone.

Telephone Patented (1876)

U.S. Marines land at Da Nang (1965)

Location:

Da Nang, Vietnam
Date:

Sunday, March 8, 2026

U.S. Marines land at Da Nang (1965)

Corps of Engineers Established (1779)

Location:

United States
Date:

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Congress establishes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help plan, design and prepare environmental and structural facilities for the U.S. Army.

Corps of Engineers Established (1779)

K-9 Corps Established (1942)

Location:

United States
Date:

Friday, March 13, 2026

On March 13, 1942, the Quartermaster Corps (QMC) of the United States Army begins training dogs for the newly established War Dog Program, or “K-9 Corps.”

K-9 Corps Established (1942)

AMERICAN LEGION FORMED (1919)

Location:

Paris, France
Date:

Sunday, March 15, 2026
Duration:

3 Days

March 15-17, 1919: The American Legion is formed in Paris, France, at the American Officers Club, and becomes known as the Paris Caucus. It is The American Legion Birthday.

AMERICAN LEGION FORMED (1919)

Fighting on Iwo Jima Ends (1945)

Location:

Iwo Jima
Date:

Monday, March 16, 2026

The west Pacific volcanic island of Iwo Jima is declared secured by the U.S. military after weeks of fiercely fighting its Japanese defenders.

Fighting on Iwo Jima Ends (1945)

U.S. Military Academy Established (1802)

Location:

West Point, New York
Date:

Monday, March 16, 2026

The United States Military Academy—the first military school in the United States—is founded for the purpose of educating and training young men in the theory and practice of military sci

U.S. Military Academy Established (1802)

My Lai Massacre (1968)

Location:

South Vietnam
Date:

Monday, March 16, 2026

My Lai Massacre (1968)

GI Bill Passes Senate (1944)

Location:

Washington, D.C.
Date:

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

The American Legion’s Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 unanimously passes in the Senate.

GI Bill Passes Senate (1944)

St. Patrick's Day

Location:

World-wide
Date:

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick Dies (461)

Location:

Ireland
Date:

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

St. Patrick Dies (461)

First U.S. Air Combat Mission (1916)

Location:

Columbus, New Mexico
Date:

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Eight Curtiss “Jenny” planes take off from Columbus, New Mexico, in the first combat air mission in U.S. history. The First Aero Squadron, invaded Mexico to capture Mexican revolutionary

First U.S. Air Combat Mission (1916)

War in Iraq Begins (2003)

Location:

Iraq
Date:

Thursday, March 19, 2026

The United States, along with coalition forces primarily from the United Kingdom, initiates war on Iraq.

War in Iraq Begins (2003)

Treaty of Kanagawa (1854)

Location:

Japan
Date:

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

US Navy Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry signed the Treaty of Kanagawa to open relations with Japan.

Treaty of Kanagawa (1854)

Warsaw Pact Ends (1991)

Location:

Europe
Date:

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

After 36 years in existence, the Warsaw Pact—the military alliance between the Soviet Union and its eastern European satellites—comes to an end, on March 31, 1991.

Warsaw Pact Ends (1991)