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March 3, 2008

March 3 - Happy Birthday!

Famous people with your birthday
* Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish inventor
* Arthur Kornberg, American Nobel Prize laureate in 1959 for the discovery of DNA polymerase
* Cyril Burt, educational psychologist
* Herschel Walker, American football player
* Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American athlete
* John Montgomery Ward, American baseball player
* Tone Lōc, American rapper and actor
* Perry Ellis, fashion designer
This day in history
* 1791 - The United States Mint is created by the U.S. Congress.
* 1845 - For the first time the U.S. Congress passes legislation overriding a presidential veto.
* 1865 - The U.S. Congress authorizes formation of the Freedmen's Bureau.
* 1879 - The United States Geological Survey is created.
* 1885 - The American Telephone and Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York State.
* 1910 - J.D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he could devote full time to being a philanthropist.
* 1923 - TIME magazine is published for the first time.
* 1938 - Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
* 1939 - In Mumbai, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest of the autocratic rule in India.
* 1991 - An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.
* 2005 - Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane around the world solo without any stops without refueling - a journey of 40,234 km/25,000 mi completed in 67 hours and 2 minutes.

Holidays and interesting facts
* Hinamatsuri - Japanese celebration day for girls.
* Bulgaria - Liberation Day.
Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Donate to charity through a charitable mutual fund.