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March & April 2023
STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)
Today is Equal Pay Day [ [link removed] ], Pi Day [ [link removed] ], and Potato Chip Day [ [link removed] ]. This week is Sunshine Week [ [link removed] ]. March 19 is Certified Nurses Day [ [link removed] ] and National Poultry Day [ [link removed] ]. March is American Red Cross Month [ [link removed] ].
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**Equal Pay Day: March 14
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In 1973, full-time working women earned a median of 56.6 cents to every dollar men earned. In 2021 (48 years later), women earned 83.7 cents, a gain of 27.1 cents.
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*Pi Day: March 14
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The first 6 digits of pi (π) are 3.14159, which means a good time to celebrate on March 14 (3/14) was 1:59 (am/pm). Pi is infinitely long, a never-ending number.
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**National Potato Chip Day: March 14**
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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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*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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*Certified Nurses Day: March 19
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The 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) estimated 2,535,581 registered nurses in the United States. Over 2.2 million were female and 334,253 were male.
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* Frozen Food Month & Day: March & March 6 [ [link removed] ]
* Red Cross Month: March [ [link removed] ]
* Ohio 220th Anniversary of Statehood (1803): March 1 [ [link removed] ]
* Employee Appreciation Day: March 3 [ [link removed] ]
* International Women's Day: March 8 [ [link removed] ]
* 95th Oscars®/Academy Awards: March 12 [ [link removed] ]
* Sunshine Week & FOI Day: March 12-18 & March 16 [ [link removed] ]
* Equal Pay Day: March 14 [ [link removed] ]
* Pi Day: March 14 [ [link removed] ]
* Potato Chip Day: March 14 [ [link removed] ]
* Certified Nurses Day: March 19 [ [link removed] ]
* National Poultry Day: March 19 [ [link removed] ]
* National Single Parent Day: March 21 [ [link removed] ]
* 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
* MLB Opening Day: March 30
* National Doctors Day: March 30
* NCAA March Madness Final Fours: March 31-April 3
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* Community Colleges Month: April
* National Beer Day: April 7
* National Siblings Day: April 10
* National Pet Day: April 11
* National Volunteer Week: April 16-22
* Tax Day: April 18
* National Kindergarten Day: April 21
* Earth Day: April 22
* National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: April 22
* World Book and Copyright Day: April 23
* Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 23-29 & 26
* National Library Week: April 23-29
* National Telephone Day: April 25
* Maryland 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): April 28
* National Arbor Day: April 28
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