March 3: Liberation Day in Bulgaria (1878); Hinamatsuri in JapanClestine Galli-Mari as Carmen1284 The Statute of Rhuddlan was enacted, introducing English common law to the Principality of Wales.1875 Bizet's Carmen premiered at the Opra-Comique in Paris, with mezzo-soprano Clestine Galli-Mari in the title role (pictured).1891 Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming was established as the first national forest in the United States.1913 Thousands of women marched in Washington, D.C., "in a spirit of protest" against the exclusion of women from American society.1991 Rodney King was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers during an arrest, causing public outrage that increased tensions between the African-American community and the police department over police brutality and social inequality.Antony Bek (d.1311)Bonnie J. Dunbar (b.1949)Xavier Bettel (b.1973)May Cutler (d.2011)More anniversaries: March 2March 3March 4ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout