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March 4

Cathedral of San Fernando sarcophagus with images of Travis, Bowie and Crockett
Cathedral of San Fernando sarcophagus with images of Travis, Bowie and Crockett

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Tejanos (Mexicans born in Texas) and American colonists held off the Mexican army for two weeks before the March 6 siege brought death to all combatants inside. Of the 256 known defenders, one previously escaped and 43 were either out scouting or left several days earlier by taking advantage of General Santa Anna's amnesty offer to Tejanos inside the mission. The bodies, including William B. Travis, James Bowie and Davy Crockett, were cremated on pyres and abandoned. Alamo scout Juan Seguín was on a run that day, and a year later officiated at the collection and burial of those ashes at a site later forgotten. Remains thought to be those of the Alamo defenders were discovered at the Cathedral of San Fernando during the Texas 1936 centennial and re-interred in a marble sarcophagus. (Full list...
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March 7

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March 11

Shamokin Creek in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Shamokin Creek in Shamokin, Pennsylvania

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Furnace Run. Various mine drainage sites occur in the watersheds of all other streams in the upper Shamokin Creek watershed. None of the tributaries in the lower reaches of the Shamokin Creek watershed are affected by mining. Although the main stem of the creek is designated as a Warmwater Fishery, all of its tributaries are designated as Coldwater Fisheries. Some tributaries, such as North Branch Shamokin Creek and Quaker Run, lack fish life. (Full list...
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March 14

Sue Bird
Sue Bird

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March 18

Hurricane Alice in 1955
Hurricane Alice in 1955

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landfall. Of the storms that did strike land, most affected areas surrounding the Caribbean Sea. (Full list...
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March 21

Audrey Hepburn as Princess Ann in Roman Holiday (1953)
Audrey Hepburn as Princess Ann in Roman Holiday (1953)

Audrey Hepburn's film career began with her debut as a flight stewardess in the 1948 Dutch film Dutch in Seven Lessons. Hepburn then performed on the British stage as a chorus girl in the musicals High Button Shoes (1948) and Sauce Tartare (1949). Two years later she made her Broadway debut as the titular character in the play Gigi. Hepburn's Hollywood debut as a runaway princess in William Wyler's Roman Holiday (1953) opposite Gregory Peck made her a star. For her performance she received the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. Her other film roles included her appearance as café society girl Holly Golightly in the romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and a part in the suspense thriller Wait Until Dark (1967) which earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Hepburn was ranked as the third greatest screen legend in American cinema by the American Film Institute. (Full list...)

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March 25

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monasteries to which the antipopes were confined after submitting or losing power. Various antipopes received prominent burials, including one among the papal tombs in Old St. Peter's Basilica. In particular, the conciliar claimants of the Western Schism were entombed in elaborate tombs in important churches by famous sculptors. (Full list...
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March 28

Gaga during her ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour in 2014
Gaga during her ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour in 2014

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