Historical Events on March 1

Rebecca Lee

Here are some historical events that have occurred on March 1st:

1781 - The Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, officially became law as Maryland became the 13th state to ratify it.

1803 - Ohio becomes the 17th state of the United States.

1864 - Rebecca Lee became the first African American woman to receive an MD degree in the United States.

1872 - Yellowstone National Park, located mostly in the U.S. state of Wyoming, was established as the world's first national park.

1896 - Battle of Adwa: Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia decisively defeats Italian forces, securing Ethiopia's independence.

1912 - Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from an airplane, jumping out of a Benoist pusher biplane over Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri.

1932 - Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped. The infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped from the family's home near Hopewell, New Jersey.

1954 - The United States detonates its first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Castle Bravo", at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

1961 - U.S. President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps.

1992 - Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Yugoslavia.

2002 - The Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.

2003 - The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague.

2013 - The European Union and the United States announce that they will begin negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

These are just a few events from history that occurred on March 1st.