- Mar 1 "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" opens at Winter Garden NYC for 123 performances
- Mar 1 Kokomo the Chimp becomes Today Show animal editor
- Mar 1 KTWO TV channel 2 in Casper, WY (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
- Mar 3 2nd Eurovision Song Contest: Corry Brokken for Netherlands wins singing "Net als toen" in Frankfurt
- Mar 3 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham & Jones of Great Britain
- Mar 3 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul of Canada
- Mar 3 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins of the USA
- Mar 3 Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (US)
- Mar 4 Gold Coast officially changes its name to Ghana ahead of its independence
- Mar 4 The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
Election of Interest
Mar 5 Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland
- Mar 5 Sgt Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley (Elvis Pelvin)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Mar 6 Centenary of Dred Scott slavery court decision marked by rediscovery of Scott's grave
- Mar 6 Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) declares independence from the United Kingdom
- Mar 8 David Diamond's 6th Symphony premieres with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch
- Mar 8 Egypt reopens the Suez Canal after Israel withdraws from occupied Egyptian territory
- Mar 8 Israeli troops leave Egypt in compliance with UN resolution
- Mar 8 USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
- Mar 9 4th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats South Carolina, 95-75
- Mar 9 8.1 earthquake shakes Andreanof Islands, Alaska
- Mar 10 Thousands of soccer fans riot in Italy
- Mar 11 Charles Van Doren finally loses on US TV game show "Twenty-One" after winning $129,000 - later revealed to be fixed
- Mar 12 German DR accepts 22 Russian divisions
Battle of Interest
Mar 13 Bloody battles in Cuba after the student led "Revolutionary Directorate" attacks the presidential palace in Havana in an unsuccessful attempt to depose dictator Fulgencio Batista
- Mar 14 Indonesian government of Sastroamidjojo resigns
Emmy Awards
Mar 16 9th Emmy Awards: Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young & Loretta Young win
- Mar 16 England clinches its 15th Five Nations Rugby Championship, the Grand Slam, Triple Crown and Calcutta Cup with a 16-3 win over Scotland at Twickenham, London
Golf Tournament
Mar 16 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg wins her 7th Titleholders title by 3 strokes from amateur Anne Quast
- Mar 16 Toronto Maple Leafs tie NHL record 37 points beating NY Rangers 14-1
- Mar 17 Dutch ban on Sunday driving lifted
Plane Crash
Mar 17 Presidential plane crashes on Mt. Manunggal in Cebu, Philippines killing 25 including Filipino President Ramon Magsaysay
Event of Interest
Mar 21 Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending" premieres in NYC
All Shook Up
Mar 22 "All Shook Up" single released by Elvis Presley
- Mar 22 Earthquake shakes San Francisco
- Mar 22 Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian
Sports History
Mar 23 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas, 54-53 (3 OT); Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas 4th player to be named tournament MOP despite not playing for the championship team
- Mar 23 US army sells last homing pigeons
- Mar 25 NBA modifies the free-throw rule
- Mar 25 Treaty of Rome establishes European Economic Community (Common Market)
Academy Awards
Mar 27 29th Academy Awards: "Around World in 80 Days", Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner win
Cinderella
Mar 31 Rodgers & Hammerstein's live television musical "Cinderella", starring Julie Andrews, with Kaye Ballard and Alice Ghostley, premieres on CBS-TV
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