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February 29Until March 15 at Ink & Lion Café on Ekamai Soi 2, see Start, an exhibition by British photographer Graeme Heckels that features 25 photographs taken over the past year. The gallery is open daily, from 9 am to 6 pm. For more details, call 02 0026874. In 2012, the construction of Tokyo Skytree is completed. It is the tallest tower in the world, standing at 634 metres high. |
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March 1In 1998, Titanic becomes the first film to gross more than $1 billion (36 billion baht) worldwide. In 2002, the peseta is discontinued as official currency of Spain and is replaced by the euro. |
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March 2In 1933, the film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall. In 1955, King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk abdicates the throne in favour of his father, Norodom Suramarit. |
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March 3See American band Death Cab for Cutie perform live in Bangkok for the first time. The concert starts at 8 pm at Moonstar Studio Hall 1, Ladprao Soi 80. Tickets are 1,800 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. In 1931, the United States adopts "The Star-Spangled Banner" as its national anthem. |
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March 4In 1963, American band The Beach Boys release their iconic hit single, "Surfin' U.S.A." The song is later included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 1986, Soviet space probe Vega 1 begins returning the first images of the nucleus of Halley's Comet. |
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March 5Happy Birthday to English rock singer-songwriter and leader of post-punk band The Fall, Mark E. Smith (1957). In 1998, the first Winter Paralympics to be held outside of Europe begin in Nagano, Japan. |
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March 6Birthday wishes go out to English guitarist and singer with rock band Pink Floyd, David Gilmour (1946). In 1899, Bayer registers Aspirin as a trademark. |
