March 2 Birthday
March 2 gave us Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. He wrote "The Cat in the Hat" because a textbook editor challenged him to write a book using only 225 different words that first-graders would recognize. He used 236. Green Eggs and Ham used only 50 words, and it remains one of the best-selling children's books of all time. Seuss never had children of his own. When asked about it, he reportedly said, "You make 'em, I'll amuse 'em.". People born on March 2 fall under the zodiac sign of Pisces. The birthstone is Aquamarine and the birth flower is Daffodil. Historical events on March 2 include 1933: King Kong premieres in New York, 1969: Concorde first test flight, 2004: Mars rover Opportunity finds evidence of past water. Famous people born on March 2 include Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) (1904), Daniel Craig (1968), Jon Bon Jovi (1962).