March 2, 1793 – American born first President of the Republic of Texas, who then helped bring Texas into the United States, Sam Houston, is born in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
March 3, 1847 – Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bell’s invention borrowed techniques from his vocation of teaching deaf people to speak.
March 4, 1888 – American football legend Knute Rockne is born in Voss, Norway. He coached Notre Dame football for 13 seasons, amassing a record of 105 wins, 12 losses, and five ties.