Bluebird Sets Land Speed Record
Mar 7 Malcolm Campbell sets world land speed record speed of 276.71 mph driving his famous Blue Bird car; last record set at Daytona Beach, Florida
- Mar 7 Saar incorporated into Germany
Hitler Announces Luftwaffe
Mar 9 Adolf Hitler publicly announces the creation of a new air force, the Luftwaffe
- Mar 11 Bank of Canada first opens on Wellington Street, Ottawa
Luftwaffe Created
Mar 11 Hermann Goering officially creates the Luftwaffe (German Air Force)
Headley Steers WI Win
Mar 15 Brilliant batsman George Headley steers West Indies to an innings victory over England in 4th cricket Test at Kingston, Jamaica with a patient, unbeaten 270
- Mar 16 Adolf Hitler orders German rearmament in violation of The Treaty of Versailles
Life Begins at 8:40
Mar 16 Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg's musical "Life Begins at 8:40", starring Ray Bolger and Lulla Gear, closes at the Winter Garden Theatre, NYC, after 237 performances
- Mar 16 Scotland beats England, 10-7 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh to allow Ireland to win the Home Nations Rugby Championship with a 2-1 record
- Mar 17 KSO-AM in Des Moines Iowa call sign is given to KWCR
- Mar 21 Jean Anouilh's play "Y avait un prisonnier" premieres in Paris
- Mar 21 Persia is officially renamed Iran
- Mar 22 Blood tests authorized as evidence in court cases in New York
- Mar 24 Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour goes national on NBC Radio Network
- Mar 25 1st Belgium government of Van Zealand resigns
- Mar 26 RJ Mitchell & Major Sorley discuss armament of Supermarine Spitfire
Triumph of the Will
Mar 28 Influential Nazi Propaganda film "Triumph of the Will" released showing Nuremberg rallies, commissioned by Adolf Hitler and directed by Leni Riefenstahl
Goddard Employs Gyroscopes
Mar 28 Robert Goddard uses gyroscopes to control a rocket
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