March 3 in Firearms History

3 dates for gun owners on March 3

  • Birthday 2
  • Anniversary 1
  1. Birthday1915 · 111 years ago

    Navy Reserve Birthday – 104th

    U.S. Navy Reserve will celebrate its 104th anniversary

    Navy Reserve was officially established March 3, 1915

  2. Anniversary1931 · 95 years ago

    National Anthem

    Star Spangled Banner becomes the National Anthem (1931)

    • September 14, 1814 - written by Francis Scott Key as he witnessed the Maryland fort being bombarded by the British during the War of 1812
    • January 11, 1843 - Francis Scott Key died (of pleurisy)
    • 1916 - President Woodrow Wilson announced that Star Spangled Banner should be played at all official events
    • 1930 - Veterans of Foreign Wars petitioned for the US to officially recognize "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem
    • March 4, 1931 - President Herbert Hoover signed the bill
  3. Birthday

    Navy Reserve Birthday