March 1st

Online publisher and conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart died in Los Angeles at age 43.

BTK serial killer Dennis Rader was charged in Wichita, Kan., with 10 counts of first-degree murder. (He later pleaded guilty and received multiple life sentences.).

Suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was captured by CIA and Pakistani agents near Islamabad.

Titanic becomes the first film to gross $1 billion. James Cameron's epic account of the sinking of the Titanic had a budget of $ 200 million and grossed over $ 2 billion in the end.

Internet giant Yahoo! is incorporated. The company was founded in January 1994 as Jerry's guide to the World Wide Web by Jerry Yang and David Filo.

Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands began a hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland. (He died 65 days later.).

Former Nixon White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman and former Attorney General John Mitchell were indicted on obstruction of justice charges related to the Watergate break-in.

Country musicians Johnny Cash and June Carter were married.

President John F. Kennedy signed a signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.

Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives, wounding five congressmen.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is formed. The IMF's primary goal of improving the economies of its member countries has frequently been overshadowed in the past by criticisms about the fund's alleged support of dictatorships and negative impact on the environment.

The novel "Native Son" by Richard Wright was published.

The 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped.

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was born in Jerusalem.

Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity. The French physicist made his groundbreaking discovery while trying to prove his erroneous theory that phosphorescent uranium salts absorb sunlight and reemit it as X-rays.

Congress authorized creation of Yellowstone National Park.

Postage stamps showing scenes are issued for 1st time.

Nebraska became the 37th state in the United States.

Rebecca Lee was the first black woman awarded a medical degree.

Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state).

President John Tyler signed a congressional resolution to annex the Republic of Texas.

Ohio became the 17th state in the United States.

The U.S. Congress authorized the first census.

The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation.

Pennsylvania becomes 1st US state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only).

Georgeana (York) Maine became the 1st incorporated American city.