* March 20 – Evan Hunter's movie adaptation of the novel Blackboard Jungle premieres in the United States, featuring the famous single, Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haley and His Comets.

Around March 1280, Henry IV married firstly with the daughter of Duke Władysław of Opole ( b. ca.

According to the Haley biographies Bill Haley by John Swenson and Rock Around the Clock by Dawson, the song was offered to Haley in the wake of his first national success " Crazy Man, Crazy " in 1953, after being copyrighted with the U. S. Library of Congress on March 31.

The United States House of Representatives also recognized the 40th anniversary of the composing of " Rock Around the Clock " with a special statement by Rep. Robert A. Borski of Pennsylvania, which was read into the Congressional Record on March 31, 1993.

The ( belated ) success of " Rock Around the Clock " is attributed to its use in the soundtrack of the film Blackboard Jungle, which was released in March 1955.

In March and July 2005, the members of the 1954 – 55 group, now billed as simply The Comets after decades of controversy over the use of the name, made several high-profile concert appearances in New York City and Los Angeles organized by Martin Lewis as part of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of rock and roll, the release of Blackboard Jungle, the 50th anniversary of " Rock Around the Clock " hitting Number 1, and the 80th birthday of Bill Haley.

Around March 19, 1800, von Humboldt and Bonpland discovered and captured some electric eels.

" Movie Magg " and " Turn Around " were released on the Phillips-owned Flip label ( 151 ) March 19, 1955, with " Turn Around " becoming a regional success.

Around 3: 00am on March 24, 1904, angry white men stormed the warehouse, and dragged six black men outside.

Around 1220 Alexander II of Scotland granted the lands to Sir John Maxwell, making him Warden of the West March.

Around 1954, Herbert von Karajan flew especially to hear Klemperer conduct a performance of the Eroica, and later he said to him: " I have come only to thank you, and say that I hope I shall live to conduct the Funeral March as well as you have done ".

A tribute to Maurice entitled Souls Stick Around: A Tale of the Black Hills and Maurice Gibb, was published as an eBook on Amazon. com in March 2012 by Bee Gees fan and author, Dawnette Owens.

Around March and April, the plants start to grow white flowers that develop into small green berries.

Around March 1942 in the General Government, a substitution policy developed for a short time in which Polish workers who were sent to the German Reich were gradually replaced with Jewish laborers.

The Rock and Roll Era is generally dated from the March 25, 1955 premiere of the motion picture, “ The Blackboard Jungle .” This film ’ s use of Bill Haley and His Comets ’ “( We ’ re Gonna ) Rock Around the Clock ” over its opening credits, caused a national sensation when teenagers started dancing in the aisles.

Around March – April, 2000, an Internet rumor spread via e-mail in Brazil claimed that McDonald's meat was actually made from a genetically modified animal maintained in a laboratory.

* Sela, Kobi ( 2007 ) " Hassidic Rock Around the Clock ", Haaretz, March 5.

* March 7: Around 20 Chinese hackers claim to have gained access to the world's most sensitive sites, including The Pentagon.

Around the time of the recording of March 16 – 20, 1992, Mike Heidorn had secured a steady job at a Belleville newspaper company and was dating a woman who had two children from a previous marriage.

Around March 2004, FOMA achieved the breakthrough into mass sales, and sales soared.

Around 300 men worked at the station during its heyday, operating during the southern summer from October to March.

* Around the Bay Road Race, a 30 km road race held every March in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Around 1030, the Wettin family received the Eastern March as a fief.

Around 1971, in a lull during a WBAI-radio interview with The Feminists group, Michaels suggested the use of Ms. A friend of Gloria Steinem heard the interview and suggested it as a title for her new magazine.

Around 1971, police arrested Murray at Chicago's O ' Hare Airport for trying to smuggle 9 pounds of marijuana which he had allegedly intended to sell.

Around the same time – from 1967 to 1971 – five Russian short animated films were made by Soyuzmultfilm, collectively known as Adventures of Mowgli.

Around 1971, Sandra Lang, a minor singer who had never sung Cantopop before, was invited to sing the first Cantonese TV theme song " The Yuanfen of a Wedding that Cries and Laughs " ( 啼笑姻緣 ).

Around July 1971, it adopted its current name and soon introduced its first product, the WD1402A UART.

* The Soft Revolution: A Student Handbook For Turning Schools Around with Charles Weingartner ( Delacorte Press, 1971 ).

Around 1971, Jim Ludwig, Bill Kennedy and Don Chamberlin purchased the bar.

* The Rolling Stones: organ on " Time Is on My Side " ( 1964 ), " You Can Make It If You Try " ( 1964 ), " Empty Heart " ( 1964 ), " If You Need Me " ( 1964 ), " Stupid Girl " ( 1966 ), and " It's Not Easy " ( 1966 ); piano on " Stoned " ( 1963 ), " Around and Around " ( 1964 ), " Confessin ' the Blues " ( 1964 ), " Down the Road Apiece " ( 1965 ), " That's How Strong My Love Is " ( 1965 ), " Flight 505 " ( 1966 ), " Connection " ( 1967 ), " My Obsession " ( 1967 ), " Honky Tonk Women " ( 1969 ), " Let It Bleed " ( 1969 ), " Little Queenie " ( live ) ( 1970 ), " Brown Sugar " ( 1971 ), " Dead Flowers " ( 1971 ), " Sweet Virginia " ( 1972 ), " Silver Train " ( 1973 ), " Star Star " ( 1973 ), " It's Only Rock ' n Roll ( But I Like It )" ( 1974 ), " Short and Curlies " ( 1974 ), " Summer Romance " ( 1980 ), " Black Limousine " ( 1981 ), and " Twenty Flight Rock " ( live ) ( 1982 ).

Howard L. Myers wrote of a similar system based on admiration in his story " All Around the Universe ," written between 1967 and 1971.

Around midnight on August 13, 1971 Curtis was lugging an air-conditioning unit towards his brownstone apartment on West 86th Street in New York City when he noticed two junkies were using drugs on the steps to his home.

Around 1971, the official mascots became " The Apple Jacks Kids ", a simplistically drawn animated boy and girl duo.

Around 1971, during a lull in an interview with " The Feminists " group, Michaels suggested the use of the title " Ms ." ( having chosen a pronunciation current for both in Missouri, her home ).

Around 1928, the name of the paper was changed to the Atlantic City Press, and in 1971 the name was changed to The Press.

Around 1971, the Signetics Corporation introduced the 555 timer IC.

Around 1971, RTN8 and NRN11 merged to form Northern Rivers Television ( NRTV ), but was known on-air originally as 11-8.

Around 1971, Sandra Lang ( 仙度拉 ) was invited to sing the first Cantonese TV theme song, " The Yuanfen of a Wedding that Cries and Laughs " ( 啼笑姻緣 ).

* Talking Your Way Around the World, 1971, Harper-Collins, ISBN 0-06-013327-9

Around 1971, their daughter Diana Booker was born.

Around 1971, Fuqua left Motown and signed a production deal with RCA Records, having success particularly with the band New Birth.

Around the time of Have You Heard Dottie West, released in 1971, she left her husband Bill and, in 1972, married drummer Byron Metcalf, who was 12 years her junior.

Around 400 units were manufactured from 1961 until early 1962, and they were deployed until at least 1971.