Leonard Bernstein, conductor and composer (West Side Story), born 1918

• Making the Case for Music Education
• Energy In The Air: Sounds From The Orchestra
• Music Center
  Resources and tools from our Arts Center.

Bret Harte, writer (Outcasts of Poker Flat), born (1836)

Althea Gibson, 1st black tennis champion in a major event, born (1927)

Frederich Nietzsche, German Philosopher, died (1900)

Truman Capote, author (In Cold Blood), died (1984)

National Park Service established (1916)

• National Park Service
• U.S. National Parks
  This site is dedicated to providing information on all U.S. National Parks
• Our National Parks
  Some of the best sites on the Web for teaching about our national parks.

First women granted college degrees in U.S. (Oberlin; 1841)

• March Into Women's History Month!
  Planning a March project to celebrate Women's History Month? Join us as we explore some of the best Web sites for and about women.

Voyager 2 circled Jupiter (1981)

Paris liberated from the Nazis by the Allies (WW2; 1944)

Matthew Webb became the 1st to swim the English Channel (1875)

UN security council authorized military action against Iraq (1990)

Mexico rejected US President Andrew Jackson's bid to buy Texas (1829)

Hiram L. Fong sworn in as 1st Chinese-American senator while Daniel K. Inouye sworn in as 1st Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii) 1959