On This Day - March 1, 2026

Celebrations and notable events that occurred on March 1, 2026.

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National Days on March 1, 2026

Historical Events on March 1

Events that occurred on March 1 throughout history

1872

The United States Congress establishes Yellowstone National Park as the world's first national park.

1921

The U.S. Patent Office issues patent no. 1,370,316 to Harry Houdini for a diving suit.

1955

Sun Records releases its first single "Drivin' Slow" by saxophonist Johnny London.

1984

Cyndi Lauper appears on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show making her U.S. television debut. She performs "Girls Just Want to Have Fun."

Born on March 1

People born on March 1

Glenn Miller (1904

Catherine Bach

Ron Howard

Jerri Nielsen

Paula Sperber-Carter

Harry Belafonte

Dinah Shore

Ralph Ellison

Harry Caray

Hiram Bronson Granbury

Robert Christie Buchanan

William Cushing