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March 2
Ten Royal Navy flag officers died between Britain's entry into the First World War, 4 August 1914, and the armistice of 11 November 1918. A further six flag officers died between the armistice and 31 August 1921, which was defined by an act of Parliament as the formal end of the war for for general purposes. The Royal Navy, the maritime arm of the British Armed Forces, is led by flag officers; during the First World War, these were considered to be officers who held the ranks of rear admiral, vice-admiral, admiral, or admiral of the fleet. They typically commanded groups of sea-going vessels or held staff positions. Three flag officers (pictured) were killed in action: Sir Christopher Cradock at the Battle of Coronel in 1914, and Sir Robert Arbuthnot and Sir Horace Hood at the 1916 Battle of Jutland. (Full list...)
March 4
Since the inception of the National Football League (NFL) in 1932, the number of touchdown passes a player makes is a recorded statistic in American football games, resulting in annual passing touchdowns leaders being recorded. In American football, passing, along with running, is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field, and a touchdown pass is a pass thrown from a passer to a receiver that results in a touchdown being scored. In addition to the overall NFL passing touchdown leaders, league record books recognize the passing touchdown leaders of the American Football League, which operated from 1960 to 1969, and the All-America Football Conference, which operated from 1946 to 1949. Tom Brady has led the NFL in passing touchdowns five times, while the record for touchdown passes in a season is held by Peyton Manning, who had 55 passing touchdowns in the 2013 season. Only two other players have recorded 50 or more passing touchdowns in a season, Brady and Patrick Mahomes. (Full list...)
March 6
Fifty-one episodes of the American superhero television series Batwoman aired over three seasons from 2019 through 2022. Created by Caroline Dries (pictured), it is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with other related television series. Based on the eponymous character from DC Comics, the first season follows Kate Kane (Ruby Rose), the cousin of vigilante Bruce Wayne / Batman, who becomes Batwoman in his absence. The final two seasons focus on Ryan Wilder (Javicia Leslie) as she protects Gotham City in the role of Batwoman. The first season premiered on October 6, 2019, and concluded May 17, 2020. Season two aired from January 17, 2021, through June 27, and the third season ran from October 13 through March 2, 2022. (Full list...)
March 9
In nearly 30 years of operation, the American video game developer Volition developed 18 titles, as well as at least 6 titles that were cancelled while in development. It was founded in 1993 by programmers Mike Kulas and Matt Toschlog as Parallax Software. The company grew to eight employees while developing its first game, the first-person spaceship shooter Descent (1995), which was released to widespread acclaim. After the release of Descent II (1996), the two founders split the company, with Toshlog moving to Michigan with some of the employees and founding Outrage Entertainment, while Kulas remained in Illinois and renamed the company to Volition. Volition went on to develop the space combat games Descent: FreeSpace (1998) and FreeSpace 2 (1999) before being bought by THQ in 2000. Volition developed the Red Faction series of shooter games beginning in 2001, as well as the Saints Row series of action-adventure "gang simulator" games beginning in 2006. Volition was shut down on August 31, 2023. (Full list...)
March 11
In the the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, twenty-five sports venues were used to host the events. For the first time in the history of the modern Olympic Games, the diving, gymnastics, swimming, and water polo competitions were held indoors. These Games have since been nicknamed the "Austerity Games" for the tight control of costs at a time when the host nation was still under rationing. All of the venues were already in place and required only temporary modifications. The organizing committee decided not to build an Olympic Village; instead, foreign athletes were housed in makeshift camps at military bases and colleges around London, while local athletes were told to stay at home. The Empire Stadium (later to be known as Wembley Stadium) was chosen as the main venue. For London 2012, the Empress Hall (now Earls Court Exhibition Centre) and Empire Pool (now Wembley Arena) were once again used as venues. (Full list...)
March 13
There are eleven extant species of hystricids, members of Hystricidae, a family of herbivorous mammals in the order Rodentia commonly referred to as Old World porcupines. The Old World porcupines range in size from the long-tailed porcupine, which measures 48 cm (19 in) plus a 23 cm (9 in) tail, to the crested porcupine (example pictured), at 93 cm (37 in) plus a 17 cm (7 in) tail. Found in Southern Europe, the Levant, Africa, India, and Southeast Asia, Old World porcupines generally inhabit shrublands, grasslands, forests, and savannas. The eleven species of hystricids are divided into three genera: Atherurus, which contains two species, the African and Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine; Hystrix, which contains eight species in three subgenera; and Trichys, which contains only the long-tailed porcupine. (Full list...)
March 16
The 78th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 2005 and took place on March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards in 24 categories. Televised in the United States by ABC, the ceremony was produced by Gilbert Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Jon Stewart hosted the show for the first time. Crash won three awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included Brokeback Mountain, King Kong, and Memoirs of a Geisha, with three each. The telecast garnered more than 39 million viewers in the United States. (Full list...)
March 18
The English rock band the Smiths recorded 74 songs during their five-year career, which included 70 originals and 4 covers. The band was formed in Manchester in 1982 and signed a one-off recording contract with independent record label Rough Trade Records, releasing their debut single, "Hand in Glove" in May 1983. The next year saw the release of their self-titled debut album, and the band's popularity increased with Meat Is Murder (1985), their only UK number one studio album. Several more albums were released prior to the band's breakup in 1987, including The Queen Is Dead (1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), as well as the live album Rank in 1988. The majority of the Smiths' songs were written by the songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr. Since their breakup, the Smiths have been considered one of the most influential bands of the 1980s. (Full list...)
March 20
Dan Quayle, the 44th Vice President of the United States, has run for public office several times, beginning in 1976. He is a member of the Republican Party, one of two major parties in the United States. Quayle began his political career in 1976 by unseating incumbent Indiana Democratic Representative J. Edward Roush. After serving two terms in the House, Quayle upset three-term incumbent Democratic Senator Birch Bayh as part of a Republican landslide. In 1988, Quayle was chosen by then-Vice President George H. W. Bush to serve as his running mate in the 1988 presidential election. Quayle and Bush won the election, defeating Democrats Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis and Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen, taking office on January 20, 1989. He and Bush ran for reelection but were defeated in the 1992 presidential election by Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton and Tennessee Senator Al Gore. (Full list...)
March 23
The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, and are considered the most prestigious competition in figure skating. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The first World Championships were held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, and they have been held ever since with only four interruptions. Ulrich Salchow of Sweden holds the record for winning the most World Championship titles in men's singles (with ten), while Sonja Henie of Norway holds the record in women's singles (also with ten). Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev of the Soviet Union hold the record in pair skating (with six), and Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov of the Soviet Union hold the record in ice dance (with six). The 2026 World Championships are scheduled to be held from March 23 to 29 in Prague. (Full list...)
March 25
The FIA GT Championship title was a sports car racing series for Grand Touring (GT) cars, and was won by 30 drivers, 11 teams, and 4 manufacturers between 1997 and 2009. The series was administered by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motor sport's regulatory body, and promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). It was founded in 1997 as the successor to the BPR Global GT Series, and it was the third motor racing championship to bear the FIA name. The series awarded international championships or cups to the most successful drivers, teams, and manufacturers in each of the series' categories over the course of a season. Points were awarded based on individual race results, with the highest tally of points winning the respective championship or cup. The series was superseded by the FIA GT1 World Championship at the end of the 2009 season. (Full list...)
March 27
Indian actor Hrithik Roshan is known for his work in Hindi-language films. As a child, he made uncredited appearances in three films directed by his maternal grandfather, J. Om Prakash, the first of which was in Aasha (1980). Roshan's first leading role came opposite Ameesha Patel in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), a highly successful romantic drama directed by his father, for which he won two Filmfare Awards—Best Male Debut and Best Actor. This initial success was followed by roles in a series of critical and commercial failures, leading critics to believe that Roshan's career was over. His career prospects improved in 2003 when he played the role of a mentally disabled teenager in his father's science fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya. In 2006, Roshan starred in two top-grossing productions of the year. He portrayed the eponymous superhero in Krrish, a sequel to Koi... Mil Gaya, and won another Best Actor award at Filmfare for playing a thief in the adventure film Dhoom 2. (Full list...)
March 30
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