Talk:March 1
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March 1: Fast of Esther in Judaism (2007); Saint David's Day in Wales, Mărţişor in Romania and Moldova, Martenitsa in Bulgaria.
- 1700 - Sweden introduced its own Swedish calendar in an attempt to reform into the Gregorian calendar.
- 1872 - Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world, was established.
- 1896 - Ethiopia won the decisive Battle of Adowa over Italy, ending the First Italo-Abyssinian War.
- 1919 - Korea under Japanese rule: The Samil Movement began with numerous peaceful protests in Korea, but was brutally suppressed by the Japanese police and army.
- 1954 - The 15-megaton hydrogen bomb Castle Bravo was detonated (pictured) on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in one of the worst cases of radioactive contamination ever caused by nuclear testing.
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Historically, March 1st was considered to be the beginning of the year - Is this true? Prior to the 1750s, or whenever it was that England accepted the Gregorian calendar, March 21st was the first day of the year. -- Zoe
Could somebody correct W?adys?aw Jagiello?czyk to a readable format? RickK 21:51, 1 May 2004 (UTC)
I've added quite a bit to March 1. - Ta bu shi da yu 12:25, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Unitas Fratrum founding date
March 1st 1457 is the founding date of the Untitas Fratrum, (English = Unity of the Brethren), currently also known as the Moravian Church, the second oldest protestant church in the world.
[edit] What was the One Millionth Article on Wikipedia?
According to press accounts, it was about the Jordanhill railway station in Scotland, and it was started by Wikipedia contributor Ewan Macdonald.[1] Should this be in the content of the notice about the millionth article? r3 05:18, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Death Penalty
An editor listed March 1, 1847, as the date the first democracy (Michigan) abolished the death penalty. While this may be interesting for the U.S., I don't think it has international implications since Michigan isn't a country. If states count, then so should provinces, cantons, etc., and I doubt those were considered when evaluating this "first." Speaking of countries, was Venezuala a democracy when it abolished the death penalty a few years later? Lastly, Michigan didn't abolish the death penalty for all crimes. It abolished the death penalty for all crimes except one. Therefore, Michigan shouldn't be considered death penalty-free until the second half of the twentieth century. Rklawton 01:39, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
