March 1

Today in History
• 1565 - Spanish occupier Estacio de Sa founds Rio de Janeiro
• 1642 - Georgeana (York) Maine became the 1st incorporated American city
• 1780 - Pennsylvania becomes 1st U.S. state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only)
• 1781 - Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation
• 1790 - 1st U.S. census authorized
• 1803 - Ohio becomes 17th state
• 1845 - President Tyler signs a resolution annexing the Republic of Texas
• 1867 - Most of Nebraska becomes 37th U.S. state (expanded later)


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Baba Marta
• International Women of Color Day
• Martisor
• National Minnesota Day
• National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
• Peace Corps Day
• World Civil Defense Day
• Yap Day

Birthdays
• 1432 - Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal
• 1456 - Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary
• 1528 - Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, the Generous, duke of Bavaria
• 1610 - John Pell, British mathematician and diplomat
• 1683 - Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, wife of King George II of Great Britain
• 1683 - Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (1697-1706)
• 1732 - William Cushing, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States
• 1780 - Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies