On This Day for March 1 - Establishment of Yellowstone as world's first national park, Dalia Grybauskaite is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. March 01 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Dalia Grybauskaite READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1872 Establishment of Yellowstone as world's first national park READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2014: French film director Alain Resnais—who was a leader of the New Wave of unorthodox influential movie directors in France in the late 1950s—died at age 91. [Test your knowledge of films.] 2005: In a major capital punishment case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to execute convicts who were under age 18 at the time of their crimes. [ Read about cruel and unusual punishments.] 1994: Justin Bieber, a Canadian singer noted for his fresh-faced good looks and appealing pop songs, was born in Stratford, Ontario. [Take our quiz about pop music.] 1961: The Peace Corps was established by U.S. President John F. Kennedy by means of his Peace Corps Act. [Test your knowledge of U.S. presidents.] 1954: American filmmaker Ron Howard , who first achieved fame as a child actor and later became an Academy Award-winning director, was born. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about movies.] 1936: After five years of construction, the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River at the Arizona–Nevada border was completed; it is the highest concrete arch dam in the United States. [How much do you know about U.S. history?] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1994 Justin Bieber Canadian singer 1983 Lupita Nyong'o Kenyan actress 1954 Ron Howard American filmmaker and actor 1969 Javier Bardem Spanish actor 1810 Frédéric Chopin Polish-French composer and pianist 1927 Harry Belafonte American singer, actor, and activist SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help