In 1903 the United States and Colombia signed the Hay-Herran Treaty. The United States would have acquired a renewable 99 year lease on 6 mile wide strip across Panama for $10,000,000 and an annual payment. Though it was ratified by the United States Senate on March 14 it was not passed by the Colombian Senate.
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March 7 - Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi official
March 20 - B. F. Skinner, behavioral psychologist (+ 1990)
March 23 - Joan Crawford, actress
March 26 - ...