March 2 - Happy Birthday!

Famous people with your birthday
* David Satcher, 16th United States Surgeon General
* Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born American actor and bandleader
* Dr. Seuss, American author
* Eddie Money, American singer
* Joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist
* Jon Bon Jovi, American musician
* Lawrence Payton, American singer and songwriter
* Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
* Nadine Samonte, Filipino actress
* Tom Wolfe, American author

This day in history
* 1799 - Congress standardizes US weights and measures
* 1896 - Ethiopia defeats Italy in the Battle of Adwa, marking the first victory of an African nation over a colonial power.
* 1933 - King Kong premieres in New York City.
* 1949 - The first automatic street light was installed in New Milford, Conn..
* 1953 - The Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by NBC.
* 1956 - Morocco declares its independence from France.
* 2003 - The first International Symposium on Taiwan Sign Language Linguistics is held at Chung Cheng University.

Holidays and interesting facts
* Texas Independence Day

Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Send a net, save a life.