March & April 2023

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Today is International Women's Day. Sunday is the 95th Academy Awards and the start of Sunshine Week. March 14 is Equal Pay Day, Pi Day, and Potato Chip Day. March is American Red Cross Month.

International Women’s Day: March 8

From 2000 to 2021, the percentage of women in the U.S. who work as veterinarians, pharmacists, mathematicians, legislators, and chief executives have all increased.

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95th Academy Awards: March 12

The 2020 Annual Business Survey (ABS) reported 24,666 employer firms in motion picture and sound recording industries, 306,697 employees, and a $17.6 billion annual payroll.

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Sunshine Week: March 12-18

Freedom of Information Day: March 16

President Johnson signed into law the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act on July 4, 1966. The American Society of News Editors — now News Leaders Association — launched Sunshine Week in 2005 to promote open government and access to public information.

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Pi Day: March 14

The first 6 digits of pi (π) are 3.14159, which means a good time to celebrate on March 14 (3/14) is 1:59 (am/pm). Pi is infinitely long, a never-ending number.

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National Potato Chip Day: March 14

The value of shipments of potato chips and sticks, plain and flavored, totaled $9.1 billion in 2017 according to the Economic Census. The number of establishments was 212.

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All Stats for Stories for March 2023:

Frozen Food Month & Day: March & March 6
Red Cross Month: March
Ohio 220th Anniversary of Statehood (1803): March 1
Employee Appreciation Day: March 3
International Women's Day: March 8
95th Oscars®/Academy Awards: March 12
Sunshine Week & FOI Day: March 12-18 & March 16
Equal Pay Day: March 14 (updating soon)
Pi Day: March 14
Potato Chip Day: March 14
Certified Nurses Day: March 19
National Poultry Day: March 19
National Single Parent Day: March 21
National Agriculture Day & Week: March 21 & March 21-27
World Water Day: March 22
National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day: March 29
National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29
National Doctors Day: March 30
NCAA March Madness Final Fours: March 31-April 3

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