In March 2010, the iconic late-night landscape witnessed a significant shift as Jay Leno made his much-anticipated return as the host of NBC's “The Tonight Show.

On March 1, 1969, New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from baseball.

Venera 3, a Soviet probe launched from Kazakhstan on November 15, 1965, collides with Venus, the second planet from the sun.

On March 1, 1966, the Soviet space probe Venera 3 made history by becoming the first spacecraft to impact the surface of another planet, specifically Venus.

On March 1, 1961, President John F.

On April 3, 1945, President Franklin D.

On March 1, 1932, a shocking crime gripped the nation as Charles A.

On March 1, 1917, the text of the so-called Zimmermann Telegram—a message from the German foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the United States and Germany—is published on the front pages of newspapers across America.

Two trains are swept into a canyon by an avalanche in Wellington, Washington, on March 1, 1910, killing 96 people.

Glenn Miller, the band leader who was born on this day, managed to create a unique sound that put fans In The Mood for his brand of swinging music.