Portal:Oregon/Selected anniversaries/March

March 3, 1849, governor Joseph Lane dissolves Provisional Government and implements government of the Oregon Territory.
March 5, 1949, political reformer William Simon U'Ren dies at the age of 90.
March 6, 1961, Oregon State College becomes Oregon State University.
March 20, 1916, the Portland Rosebuds became the first U.S. based ice hockey team to play for the Stanley Cup.
March 23, 1806, the Lewis and Clark Expedition leaves Fort Clatsop near present day Astoria.
March 25, 1993, the "Spring Break Quake" damages the Oregon State Capitol.
March 26, 1955, the airliner for Pan Am Flight 845/26 crashes off the Oregon Coast after leaving Portland International Airport.
March 27, 1939, at the first NCAA basketball tournament, the Oregon Ducks win the first championship.

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