President Inaugurated
Mar 4 William McKinley inaugurated for 2nd term as US president; Theodore Roosevelt serves as Vice President
- Mar 4 Term of George H. White, last of post-Reconstruction US congressmen, ends
Historic Event
Mar 6 In Bremen an assassin attempts to kill Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.
- Mar 11 Cincinnati Enquirer reports Baltimore manager John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant
- Mar 12 Ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds)
- Mar 13 Amidst increasing anti-gambling sentiment, wagering on horse racing is banned in San Francisco, CA; Ingleside Race Track closes March 15
Music Premiere
Mar 14 1st performance of Anton Bruckner's 6th Symphony in A, Gustav Mahler leading the Vienna Philharmonic in Graz, Austria
Historic Event
Mar 17 At a show in Paris, 71 Vincent van Gogh's paintings cause a sensation, 11 years after his death
Music History
Mar 23 Australian opera star Dame Nellie Melba reveals secret of her now famous toast