March 1, 1904: McCants Stewart First African-American Admitted to State Bar
March 2, 1853: Northern Oregon Becomes Washington
March 3, 1849: Joseph Lane Takes Charge of the Oregon Territory
March 4, 1844: The Cockstock Incident
March 5, 1918: Two Portlanders File Patent for Car Alarm System
March 6, 1915: Ground Broken for Interstate Bridge
March 7, 2001: Portland Trailblazers Retire Clyde Drexler’s Number
March 8, 1975: Portland Timbers Name is Chosen
March 9, 1847: First Post Office West of the Rockies Opens in Astoria
March 10, 1957: Celilo Falls Submerged
March 11, 1844: Oregon’s First Militia, the Oregon Rangers, Established
March 12, 1778: Captain Cook Spots Cape Arago
March 13, 1881: Oregon Destined Ring-necked Pheasants Arrive From China
March 14, 1808: Asa Lovejoy’s Birthday
March 15, 1859: Oregon Learns It’s a State
March 16, 1973: Fremont Bridge Span Lifted Into Place
March 17, 1948: Mill Ends Park Dedicated
March 18, 1836: The Steamship Beaver Arrives Off The Oregon Coast
March 19, 2011: Portland Timbers Play Inaugural MLS Match
March 20, 1947: Last Trip of the Sternwheeler Georgie Burton
March 21, 2009: Oneonta Tunnel Reopens After 61 Years
March 22, 1913: Happy Birthday Tom McCall!
March 23, 1806: Lewis and Clark Leave Fort Clatsop
March 24, 1998: First Deaths Under Oregon’s Physician-assisted Suicide Law
March 25, 1993: The Spring Break Quake
March 26, 1955: Pan Am Flight 845/26 Crashes Off Oregon Coast
March 27, 1964: Tsunami Hits Oregon Coast
March 28, 1851: The Oregon Statesman Publishes First Paper
March 29, 1974: Evel Knievel Soars to Motorcycle Jump Record in the Memorial Coliseum
March 30, 1916: Portland Uncle Sams (aka Rosebuds) Play for Stanley Cup
March 31, 1917: Vesterlide Launched, First All Steel Steamer Built in Portland