6 – Date in March 1950 that Silly Putty was invented.
11:21 – Hours of daylight on March 1. The amount increases throughout the month to 12:39 hours of daylight on March 31.
1841 – On March 3 of this year, William Rockhill Nelson, founder of The Kansas City Star and patron of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, was born.
14 – Date of National Potato Chip Day. Celebrate with Guy’s Potato Chips, made in the Kansas City area for 79 years.
26 – Date of National Spinach Day. Lenexa, KS, has been famous for their superior spinach since the 1930s and they celebrate that heritage every year with a Spinach Festival in the fall.
29 – On this date, a crescent moon will make a triangle with Mercury and Mars, visible in the night sky.
1961 – On March 29 of this year, KCPT TV channel 19 (PBS) in Kansas City, MO, began broadcasting.
1820 – On March 3 of this year, the Missouri Compromise passed, allowing Missouri to join the United States.
7 – On this date in 1933, the board game Monopoly was invented. Now, many versions, including Kansas City-Opoly and games designed for all your favorite teams, are popular.
1940 – The first year Kansas City hosted college basketball championships at Municipal Auditorium, now celebrated annually as March Madness.