Events in History
- Mar 1 1st US census authorized
- Mar 4 France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land
- Mar 12 French Revolution: The National Assembly issues a decree allowing for the sale of church land by French municipalities
Historic Event
Mar 22 Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State under President Washington
Birthdays in History
John Tyler (1790-1862)
Mar 29 American politician, 10th US President (1841-45), born in Charles City County, Virginia
- Mar 30 Joseph Smith, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), (d. 1877)