March 14th – Einstein’s birthday and Pi Day

While many important historic events have been shaped by hardworking men and women faced with impossible odds, luck has usually managed to work its way into some of these impactful events. Whether it be an unbelievable discovery or a simple change of heart, luck has significantly impacted the way we live today. 

March is often considered a very lucky month, considering St. Patrick’s day occurs every 17th, however, earlier in March’s notable history, America began to heal from the Great Depression. On March 4th, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated into office and stated the famous line, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself!”. This statement would live in the minds of millions of Americans as his new policies allowed the country to rise from the Great Depression. FDR’s new policies also directly contributed to America’s rise to become a world power.

Following the rise in America’s power after its rise from the Great Depression and victory during World War II, the USSR was on a subsequent rise, spreading communism all over the world. However, at the end of March in 1991, the Warsaw Pact and the USSR as a whole collapsed completely. This was ultimately due to the current arms race with the West that made them go bankrupt attempting to compete with America’s ingenuity in not only the arms race but the space race as well. After decades of hard living conditions under the socialist ideology of communism and the many crimes committed during the era, the Soviet Union ended its reign of terror over Europe.

On a more positive note, in March’s lucky history, a genius would be born on March 14th, 1879. Albert Einstein was born on this day to a small family in Ulm, Germany, where his birthday would later be recognized as Pi Day by the greater scientific community. He would grow up recognized as a gifted child in school, and his early acknowledgement would unknowingly lead to several scientific discoveries that are still used today and shape the way many scientists think and view the world. Albert’s genius would finally come to America during Hitler’s rise to power in 1932 through 1933, and being a Jewish person himself, made him fear for his life. Luckily, he was recognized enough to be able to come to America, where he would teach his theories to hundreds of scientific minds at Princeton University.