March & April 2023

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Today is Equal Pay Day, Pi Day, and Potato Chip Day. This week is Sunshine Week. March 19 is Certified Nurses Day and National Poultry Day. March is American Red Cross Month.

Equal Pay Day: March 14

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

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

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

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
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
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
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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