March’s full Moon goes by the name Worm Moon, which was originally thought to refer to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring. This invites robins and other birds to feed—a true sign of spring! An alternative explanation for this name comes from Captain Jonathan Carver, an 18th-century explorer, who wrote that this Moon name refers to a different sort of “worm”—beetle larvae—which begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time.
Daily Calendar for Monday, March 25, 2024
Question of the Day
I’m not old enough to remember the Moon landings. I’d like to know what phase the Moon was in on July 20, 1969.
It was in the waxing phase, six days old. (The new Moon was on the 14th.) Check out our Moon Phase Calendar to see the Moon’s phase on other dates of interest—or today!
Advice of the Day
Sitting on a table will prevent you from marrying.
Home Hint of the Day
Always store slate roofing tiles on edge, like a stack of phonograph records. There’s less chance of breakage that way.
Word of the Day
Moon’s place
Astronomical: The actual position of the Moon within the constellations on the celestial sphere. Astrological: The astrological position of the Moon within the zodiac according to calculations made more than 2,000 years ago. Because of precession of the equinoxes and other factors, this is not the Moon’s actual position in the sky.
Puzzle of the Day
When you speak to a lady, you’ll find that this name read backward or forward is always the same.
Madam
Born
- Arturo Toscanini (conductor) –
- Bela Bartok (composer) –
- Ed Begley, Sr. (actor) –
- Howard Cosell (sportscaster) –
- Eileen Ford (business executive) –
- Daniel Yanofsky (Canadian chess grandmaster ) –
- Flannery O'Connor (novelist) –
- James Arthur Lovell, Jr. (astronaut) –
- Gloria Steinem (women’s rights activist) –
- Aretha Franklin (singer) –
- Elton John (musician) –
- Bonnie Bedelia Culkin (actress) –
- Marcia Cross (actress) –
- Sarah Jessica Parker (actress) –
- Jeffrey Healey (Canadian musician) –
- Sheryl Swoopes (basketball player; Olympic gold medalist) –
- Lee Pace (actor) –
- Danica Patrick (race car driver) –
- Aly Michalka (actress) –
- Sha'carri Richardson (track and field athlete) –
Died
- Edward Steichen (photographer) –
- Viscountess Dilhorne (trained pigeons to carry secret communications in Europe during WWII) –
- Buck Owens (singer) –
- Herb Peterson (invented McDonald’s Egg McMuffin) –
Events
- Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano arrived off Outer Banks of North Carolina–
- George Washington planted pecans at Mount Vernon–
- Congress authorized first U.S. medal for Gen. George Washington, for forcing British army to evacuate Boston–
- First U.S. public demonstration of pancake making, NYC–
- Jacob S. Coxey’s army of jobless men began march from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to demand relief measures from Congress–
- Socialist Party of the United States organized at Indianapolis, Indiana–
- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in NYC killed 148 women trapped by locked fire escape doors–
- Washington D.C.’s Daily News was the first U.S. newspaper to have a perfumed ad–
- The Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore Show premiered on the radio. The duo replaced the popular Abbott and Costello–
- Sugar Ray Robinson won world’s middleweight boxing championship by defeating Carmen Basilio, in Chicago–
- About 25,000 civil rights demonstrators ended a five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, with a rally demanding equal rights for blacks–
- U.S. Supreme Court declared the poll tax to be unconstitutional for all elections–
- Multinational agreement to coordinate efforts to control trade in narcotic drugs signed in Geneva–
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an employer may voluntarily act to redress imbalances in the workforce through affirmative action programs for women. It was the first time that the court specifically addressed such programs for women–
- Residents of Innisfail, Australia, set a new Guinness record for longest banana split. It was 26,377 feet 11.4 inches long and included 40,000 bananas, more than 2,000 gallons of ice cream and 528 gallons of toppings.–
Weather
- Seven inches of rain fell at Columbus, Indiana–
- Mar. 25-26: Amarillo, Texas, had 20.6 inches of snow in 24 hours–
- Fourth day (March 22 to 25) of blizzard weather affecting the Oklahoma/Texas panhandles–
- This day brought Florida “the most economically destructive force ever to hit the Orlando area,” as thunderstorms dropped hailstones up to four inches in diameter. Literally millions of panes of glass were broken during the storm, with damages totaling $60 million.–