Feb 4/5: US elects George Washington as first president, In 1789
Feb 27: 1827: Mardi Gras is celebrated in New Orleans for the first time.
March 3 Thomas L Jennings is the first African American to get a patent. The year was 1831.
March 4/5: 1829:First open house at White House was held by Andrew Jackson.
March 4/5: 1963: Hula-Hoop patented by Wham-o company.
March 8:1913: first international women’s day observed.
March 15: equal voting right called for by Lyndon B. Johnson, in 1965.
March 16:1802: West Point founded by congress.