MARCH 1
1961:President John F. Kennedy signs an executive order establishing the Peace Corps, appointing his brother-in-law Sargent Shriver as its first director. Six months later, Congress will vote to authorize the Peace Corps, paving the way for over 200,000 Americans to give their time and expertise in the service of 139 nations over the next half-century.
1872: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Yellowstone Act of 1872, setting aside land from the future states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho to establish Yellowstone as the first national park in the United States.
1954: Four extreme Puerto Rican nationalists open fire from the visitors' gallery during a session of the U.S. House of Representatives, in protest against the authority designated to the United States by Puerto Rico's newest constitution. Five congressmen are injured in the attack; all will recover and return to their seats in the House.
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