March 1: The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.

March 2: Morocco declares its independence from France.

March 9: The British deport Archbishop Makarios from Cyprus to the Seychelles. - Soviet Armed Forces suppresses mass demonstrations in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.

March 11: After having opened in London the previous year, Laurence Olivier's film, Richard III, adapted from Shakespeare's play, has its U.S. premiere in theatres and on NBC Television on the same day. On TV it is not shown in prime time, but as an afternoon matinée, in a slightly cut version. It is one of the first such experiments of its kind. Olivier is later nominated for an Oscar for his performance.

March 12: 96 U.S. Congressmen sign the Southern Manifesto, a protest against the 1954 Supreme Court ruling (Brown v. Board of Education) that desegregated public education. - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 500 for the first time rising 2.40 points, or 0.48%, to 500.24.

March 13: Elvis Presley releases his first Gold Album titled Elvis Presley.

March 15: The Broadway musical My Fair Lady opens in New York City.

March 19: At age 48, Dutch boxer Bep van Klaveren contests his last match in Rotterdam.

March 20: Tunisia gains independence from France.

March 21: The 28th Academy Awards ceremony is held.

March 23: Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic, and a national holiday is observed in the country including the former East Pakistan state. (source: Wikipedia)