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1923
March 1
The
USS
Connecticut
is decommissioned.
Eskom
, the largest electricity producer in Africa, is established in
South Africa
.
Greece adopts the
Gregorian calendar
.
March 3
–
Cover date
of the first issue of
Time
Magazine. Retired U.S.
Speaker of the House
Joseph G. Cannon
appears on the first cover.
March 6
– The
Egyptian Feminist Union
(
Arabic
: الاتحاد النسائي المصري), the first nationwide
feminist
movement in
Egypt
, is founded at the home of activist
Huda Sha'arawi
.
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March 9
–
Vladimir Lenin
suffers his third stroke, which renders him bedridden and unable to speak; consequently he retires from his position as Chairman of the
Soviet
government.
March 14
–
Pete Parker
calls the play-by-play of the first ice hockey game ever broadcast on the radio in its entirety, between the Regina Capitals and the
Edmonton Eskimos
of the
Western Canada Hockey League
.
[6]
March 17
– A
flag carrier
of
Russia
and former
Soviet Union
,
Aeroflot
was founded.