March 10th - Today is the 69th day of the year, with only 296 days remaining in 2006.
Mars' Month - March was the original beginning of the year, and the time for the resumption of war.
March Flowers: Daffodil or Jonquil [Yellow] -  Affection, Cheerfulness, Desire, Grants Wishes, New Beginnings, Respect, and Sympathy
March Birthstone: Aquamarine, Bloodstone - Courage

Alexander Graham Bell Day
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first successful phone message when he said to his assistant, "Mr. Watson, Come here!" Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Scotland. He received a patent on the telephone on March 7, 1876.


"Universal Time" (UT) which is sometimes referred to, now colloquially, as "Greenwich Mean Time" (GMT)
FIRST QUARTER - Mar 6   8:15 p.m.
FULL MOON - Mar 14   11:35 p.m.
LAST QUARTER - Mar 22   7:10 p.m.
NEW MOON - Mar 29   10:16 a.m.


From the Home Office in Wahoo, Nebraska, it's the Top Ten List for September 28, 2001
TOP TEN SIGNS YOU'RE TALKING TO A BAD PHONE PSYCHIC
10. Only thing she can predict: last night's winning lottery numbers
9. Her rate: 25 cents for the first minute, 75 dollars each additional minute
8. It took her three questions to determine your sex
7. Insists you put all of your money on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
6. She starts asking you about her future
5. Tells you your name is Eli W. Thornburgh but your name is actually Eli S. Thornburgh
4. On the phone you hear the unmistakable rattle of a magic 8 ball
3. Told President Clinton, "Go for it, honey. No one will find out"
2. Answers phone, "Larry speaking, I mean Ms. Cleo"
1. Predicted tonight's "Late Show" was going to be the best ever!
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ACTING -
1888 Barry Fitzgerald, Dublin Ireland, actor (Academy Award-Going My Way) [D: 01/14/61]
1891 (Shalom) Sam Jaffe, NY NY, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey) [D: 03/24/84]
1936 Gary Owens (Altman), Mitchell SD, announcer (Laugh-in) Radio HoF '94
1940 Chuck (Carlos Ray) Norris, Ryan OK, martial arts/actor (Walker Texas Ranger, Missing in Action)
1958 Sharon Stone, Meadville PA, actress (Basic Instinct, Sliver, Casino)
1964 Jasmine Guy, Boston MA, actress (Whitley-Different World)
1992 Emily Osment, LA CA, child actress (Gerti Giggles-Spy Kids, 2, 3-D)

ARTISTIC -
1947 Bob Greene, Bexley OH, award-winning columnist (Chicago Tribune)

HISTORIC -
1867 Lillian D Wald, US, sociologist/organizer (Visiting Nurses)
1928 James Earl Ray, Alton Il, assassin (Martin Luther King Jr) [D: 04/23/98]
1947 Avril "Kim" Campbell, Port Alberni BC, Canada's first female Prime Minister/19th Prime Minister (06/25/93-11/04/93)
1957 Osama bin Laden, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, terrorist
1964 Prince Edward Anthony Richard Louis of Britain, Earl of Wessex

MUSIC -
1923 (Kenneth C]) "Jethro" Burns, Conasauga TN, mandolinist/country singer (Homer & Jethro)
1940 Dean Torrence, LA CA, surf music singer (Jan & Dean-Little Old Lady from Pasadena)
1947 "Tom" Scholz, Toledo OH, songwriter/musician/producer (Boston-More Than a Feeling)
1955 Bunny DeBarge, Grand Rapids MI, rocker (Debarge)
1983 Carrie Underwood, Muskogee OK, winner Season 4-American Idol

SCIENCE -
1940 Wayne Dyer, Detroit MI, psychologist/writer (Universe Within You)
1961 Laurel B Clark, Ames IA, LCDR USN/astronaut-Columbia [D: 02/01/2003]

SPORTS -
1965 Rod Woodson, Ft Wayne IN, NFL safety, Super Bowl x4, Pro Bowl x11, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
1977 Shannon Miller, Rolla MO, gymnast (Olympics-5 medals '92, 2 gold '96/All-Around Women's World Champion '93-'94)


1804  In St. Louis, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of Louisiana Territory from France to the United States.
1848  The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War.
1849  Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent; only US President to do so
1862  US issues first paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 & $1000)
1902  A United States court of appeals rules that Thomas Edison did not invent the movie camera.
1933  Nevada becomes first US state to regulate narcotics.
1963  Pete Rose debuts with hits in his two first at bats in spring training.
1975  "Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances.
1975  Dog spectacles patented in England.
1980  Willard Scott becomes the weather forecaster on the Today Show.
1987  Vatican formal opposition to test-tube fertilization and embryo transfer.
1997  Buffy the Vampire Slayer premieres on the WB network.
MORE EVENTS

SOURCE: Earth Calendar
Dry Season Celebration - Myanmar / Burma
Harriet Tubman - Day United States of America


LOST PHONE
I was visiting a friend who couldn't find her cordless phone. After several minutes of searching, her young daughter said, "You know what they should invent? A phone that stays connected to its base so it never gets lost."


I like to drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk on the phone? - Sharon Stone


TELEPHONE LINE: "We're AT&T. Customers are # 1." (WordFoolery)

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