Archibald Primrose PM
Mar 5 Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, becomes First Lord of the Treasury (the official title of the UK Prime Minister)
- Mar 5 Seattle authorizes 1st municipal employment office in US
- Mar 8 The state of New York enacts the nation's first dog-licensing law
Coca-Cola Sold in Bottles
Mar 12 Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time in a candy store in Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Mar 12 Pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies on Tuesday & Friday
- Mar 13 J. L. Johnstone of England invents horse racing's starting gate
Thaïs
Mar 16 Jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs" premieres in Paris, includes piece “Méditation” for violin and orchestra
- Mar 17 US & China sign treaty preventing Chinese laborers from entering US
- Mar 22 Stanley Cup, Victoria Rink, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Hockey Club defeats Ottawa HC, 3-1 to win 3-team challenge tournament
- Mar 24 37 miners killed at Franklin, Washington
- Mar 25 Coxey's Army of the unemployed sets out from Massillon, Ohio, for Washington, D.C.
- Mar 30 56th Grand National: Jockey Arthur Nightingall wins his second GN aboard 5/1 joint favourite Why Not
Candida
Mar 30 George Bernard Shaw's comedy play "Candida" premieres at Theatre Royal, South Shields, England
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