Marchβs full Moon goes by the name Worm Moon, which was originally thought to refer to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring. This invites robins and other birds to feedβa true sign of spring! An alternative explanation for this name comes from Captain Jonathan Carver, an 18th-century explorer, who wrote that this Moon name refers to a different sort of βwormββbeetle larvaeβwhich begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time.
Daily Calendar for Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Born
- Henry Draper (astronomer) β
- Luther Burbank (horticulturist) β
- Joseph Maurice Ravel (composer) β
- Anna Magnani (actress) β
- James Broderick (actor) β
- Willard Scott (weatherman) β
- Janet Guthrie (first woman to race in the Indy 500) β
- Daniel J. Travanti (actor) β
- Peter Wolf (musician) β
- Franco Harris (football player) β
- Bryan Cranston (actor) β
- Ivan Lendl (tennis player) β
- Wanda Sykes (comedienne & actress) β
- Tiny Tymm (21-millionth Canadian) β
- Rachel Weisz (actress) β
- Jenna Fischer (actress) β
- Laura Prepon (actress) β
Died
- The Earl of Aberdeen (Canadian Governor General 1893 - 1898) β
- Ray Arcel (boxing trainer) β
- Stanley Kubrick (film director) β
- Paul Winfield (actor) β
- Debra Hill (producer) β
Events
- Queen’s University held its first classes, Kingston, Ontarioβ
- Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephoneβ
- Toronto Stock Exchange incorporatedβ
- Dr. John Kellogg served the world’s first cornflakes to his patients at the Battle Creek (MI) Sanitariumβ
- First coin-operated locker patentedβ
- The world’s first jazz recording was released by the RCA Victor Companyβ
- President Woodrow Wilson authorized the Distinguished Service Medal to be given for outstanding service in the U.S. Armyβ
- U.S. troops captured the key Remagen Bridge across the Rhine (WW II)β
- Melvin C. Garlow became the first pilot to log more than one million miles in jet airplanesβ
- The Who’s βPinball Wizardβ was released in Britain. It was the first selection from the rock opera βTommyβ to be publicly airedβ
- Comet Kohoutek was discovered by Czech astronomer Lubos Kohoutekβ
- Phil Mahre won alpine skiing’s World Cup championship. He was the third person to ever win three consecutive titlesβ
- Major U.S. recording artists combined their talents and released We Are the World. Proceeds from recording sales were to be donated to African famine reliefβ
- The Violent Femmes (an alternative rock band) played at Carnegie Hallβ
- At the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Kathryn Bigelow won the Oscar for Best Director for Hurt Locker. It was the first time a woman won the award.β
- Barefoot water skier, Fernando Reina Iglesias, set a new record. Towed by a helicopter off the coast of Mexico, he reached a speed of 153 mph.β
Weather
- Brilliant nationwide aurora borealisβ
- This day was a day Iowans won’t soon forget. A major ice storm coated much of the state with two to three inches of ice. Seventy-eight downed utility towers along one 17-mile stretch cost three electric companies $15 million. The total damage from the storm was over $50 million.β