Fox Photos, Getty ImagesA traveller feeds his pony through the door of his caravan March 1, 1934.
The Associated PressBurning buildings in the Finnish town of Kaajani following a Russian air raid on March 1, 1940.
S. R. Gaiger, Topical Press Agency/Getty ImagesThe Auto Red Bug, America's latest electric two-seater being driven through the streets of London March 1, 1929.
Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesMrs Trewin with two of the quads who survived from birth March 1, 1924.
The Associated PressMae Capone, wife of gangster Al Capone, is seen on her way to visit Capone at the hospital on Alcatraz Island, March 1, 1936. Al Capone is currently in prison and suffering from a mental illness brought on by tertiary syphilis.
Fox Photos, Getty ImagesAn elephant enjoys its back being scrubbed by the keeper March 1, 1950.
Keystone, Getty ImagesItalian motorcyclist Raffaele Alberti at speed on his strange-looking 75cc Moto Guzzi during his successful attempt at the world motorcycle speed record, on the road between Charrat and Saxon in Switzerland March 1, 1949.
Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesMotor cars conveying German officers across war torn terrain in Serbia March 1, 1916.
Topical Press Agency, Getty ImagesAn old English sheep dog is examined by a vet at the Championship Show of Old English Sheepdogs at Aldridge, St Martin's Lane March 1, 1913.
Arthur Tanner, Fox Photos/Getty ImagesTrainee ground personnel of the RAF are busy in the workshop during their training March 1, 1941.
Topical Press Agency, Getty ImagesRiders from the Bicester Hounds pursue their quarry over the fields near Cadycot March 1, 1907.
The Associated PressPeewee, a toy Boston Bulldog, appears to recognize the features of his owner, Doris Brownlee, who is getting a television test in San Francisco, Calif., March 1, 1938. This is a type of home receiving cabinet being experimented on in the San Fransisco laboratory of the Farnsworth Television Company. The man at left is unidentified.
The Associated PressThis U.S. Army regulation DH4-B3 plane, piloted by Lt. Lyman P. Whitten and Bradley Jones, flew from Dayton, Ohio, to Boston, Massachusetts in record time on March 1, 1926. The distance was 725 miles and the time was five hours and fifty minutes. It was a non-stop flight with purpose to test instruments in fog and flying above the clouds.
Harry Harris, The Associated PressA puff of smoke rises from a magnesium flare ignited by atomic energy during the cornerstone laying for the new 19-story Crowell-Collier Publishing Building at New York's 51st St. and Fifth Ave., March 1, 1949. A nuclear reactor was used to split 10 atoms of Uranium 235 and to supply power to cut the traditional ribbon and set a hoist into action which lowered the two-ton cornerstone (right) one foot into place
The Associated PressMrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, the widely traveled wife of Pres. John F. Kennedy, right, perches on camel with her is her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill March 1, 1962, Karachi, Pakistan. Mrs. Kennedy was on a goodwill visit to India and Pakistan. Holding the camel is Bashir Ahmad, left, who won fame when he came to the U.S. last year as a guest of Vice Pres. Lyndon Johnson.
The Associated PressDavid Cameron, dentist with the Australian health survey party, takes a wax impression of a Trobriand islander's teeth in Papua New Guinea on March 1, 1948. The Australians spent seven months checking the health and diet of natives in five areas of Papua New Guinea.
Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesA line of London motor taxis at a cab rank in Knightsbridge March 1, 1907.
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A traveller feeds his pony through the door of his caravan March 1, 1934.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on March 1.
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