March 3

March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). There are 303 days remaining.

Events:

• 1931: The United States adopts "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem.
• 1999: The State of Arizona executes [Walter LaGrand]?, a German national involved in an armed robbery that led to a death. Walter's brother Karl had been executed a week earlier; Germany had initiated legal action in the International Court of Justice to attempt to save Walter. See the [LaGrand case]?.

Births:

• 1847: Alexander Graham Bell (inventor)

Deaths:

• 1999 [Walter LaGrand]? (German national, executed by the State of Arizona)

Holidays and observances:

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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