On this day
1st March
Beer Day in Iceland
Today is Beer Day if you're Icelandic, and a day worth celebrating even if you're not. On this day in 1989, Icelanders were finally allowed to drink beer,
2nd March
Lou Reed's Birthday
The late, great Lou Reed, one of rock's enduring icons, was born on this day in 1942, in Brooklyn, New York.
3rd March
The anniversary of the inaugural Time magazine
The world's largest-circulation weekly news magazine, Time, celebrates its anniversary today.
4th March
The US Constitution became law on this day
The US Constitution is probably America's single most successful export. The first written constitution in world history, it provided a model for more
5th March
Absinthe Day
Absinthe has long been the drink of choice for artists, poets, writers and painters so its being awarded a day is fitting.
6th March
Aspirin was discovered on this day
Headaches are, we're sad to say, an occupational hazard for the dedicated cocktail lover. So praise the lord for Felix Hoffmann, a genius pharmacist who
7th March
Happy Birthday Corn Flakes!
On this day in 1897, Doctor John Kellogg, a Seventh Day Adventist, served the world's first cornflakes to patients at his Michigan sanitarium, as part
8th March
International Women's Day
Today's International Women's Day, an excuse to ring up the special women in your life, and tell them how great they are - or even better, mix them a cocktail
9th March
Barbie went on sale this day
From a humble toy manufacturer came one of the world's biggest brands, Barbie, or to give the doll her full name, Barbara Millicent Roberts.
10th March
Bell gave Watson a bell today
On this day in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made a phone call - the world's first. His imaginative words? Mr. Watson, come here! I want to see you.
11th March
Britain's first daily newspaper was published this day
In 1702, in a room above Fleet Street's White Hart pub in London, Edward Mallet launched The Daily Courant, England's first regular daily newspaper.
12th March
The Internet's birthday
London-born computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee sent out a memo entitled WorldWide Web: Proposal for a HyperText Project on this day in 1989. In it, he
13th March
The anniversary of attempted manned rocket flight
Say what you like about the Human Fly or Human Bullet, F. Rodman Law, he wasn't superstitious. On 13 March 1913, Law made the first known attempt at a
14th March
Albert Einstein's birthday
The father of modern physics, Albert Einstein, was born in Ulm, Germany, to Jewish parents, on this day in 1879. And we'd imagine that the father of E=MC2,
15th March
Espresso Martini Day
Somebody somewhere (OK in America) as ordained March 15th Espresso Martini Day but we suspect this date was chosen due to its previous lack of notable
16th March
Bacchanalia
Tonight is the night of Bacchanalia, one Roman festival that would be well worth reviving (if it weren't for the fact that the Romans themselves ended
17th March
St Patrick's Day
St Patrick's Day is as good excuse as any to drink Irish whisky, Guinness, nostalgia, wearing green, listening to folk music and generally celebrating
18th March
Fra Angelico died this day
The folk behind the hazelnut liqueur Frangelico claim that their secret recipe dates back to a hermit monk named Fra Angelico in 18th-century Piedmont,
19th March
The anniversary of Sydney Harbour Bridge opening
Sydney Harbour Bridge (fondly known as the Coathanger) opened for public use on this day in 1932. The opening ceremony didn't run quite as smoothly as
20th March
Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere
Spring is here! The daffodils are out, it's light when we leave the office and we're beginning to wean ourselves off hot-soup and onto summer salads.
21st March
World Planting Day
Yesterday brought the arrival of spring, so it's quite fitting that we should go green today as it's World Planting Day.
22nd March
World Water Day
Water is the most abundant compound on the earth's surface, covering 70% of our planet. Yet almost a billion human beings live without access to clean
23rd March
A star director's birthday
Akira Kurosawa, probably Japan's most influential film director, and the man who brought his country's cinema to a global audience, was born in Tokyo on
24th March
Cocktail Day
Today has been pronounced National Cocktail Day in America, so by extension for the rest of us, it is simply Cocktail Day. It's worth remembering that
25th March
New Years - Take 2
We're always sniffing about for an excuse for a party here - so when we learned that 25 March was the original New Years, we thought that we'd better celebrate
26th March
Beethoven died this day
A few days before Ludwig van Beethoven died, on this day in 1827, a case of wine arrived from his publisher, prompting the great man's last recorded words:
27th March
Quentin Tarantino's birthday
The man who brought us Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, True Romance and the acclaimed Django Unchained is celebrating his birthday today.
28th March
First Seaplane Takes Off
As Henri Fabre's Hydravion lifted from the waters of a lagoon outside Marseilles on 28 March 1910, and flew almost 600 metres (over 650 yards) through
29th March
The anniversary of the first London Marathon
According to legend, the original marathon was run in Ancient Greece, when a soldier named Pheidippides allegedly raced some 40-odd kilometres (25 miles)
30th March
America bought Alaska
On the penultimate day of March, 1867, America bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, which works out at roughly five cents per hectare (two cents
31st March
Et Voilà! La Tour Eiffel!
On this very day back in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated (it was opened on 6 May). It was then the tallest building in the world ... until the Chrysler
