Today In History For March 1st

Today is Tuesday, March 1, the 60th day of 2011. There are 305 days left in the year.

On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.

In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed an act creating Yellowstone National Park.

In 1790, President George Washington signed a measure authorizing the first U.S. Census.