March

• 1957: The Guardian appoints Agnes Alexander a Hand of the Cause
• 1957: Hand of the Cause George Townshend passes away
• 1952: Ruhiyyih Khanum is appointed a Hand of the Cause
• 1937: Shoghi Effendi marries Mary Maxwell (Ruhiyyih Khanum)
• 1922: The Guardian invites a number of well-known believers to the Holy Land for consultation
• 1917: ‘Abdu’l-Baha reveals the final six Tablets of the Divine Plan
• 1916: The first eight Tablets of the Divine Plan were revealed by ‘Abdu’l-Baha
• 1909: The opening of the first Bahá'í Convention in Chicago “for the purpose of creating a permanent national organization for the construction of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar”
• 1909: Baha’i Temple Unity is formed in Chicago, Illinois
• 1909: The interment by 'Abdu'l-Baha of the sacred remains of the Báb in their permanent resting place on God's holy mountain
• 1897: The Birth of Shoghi Effendi – the Guardian of the Cause of God
• 1866: Baha'u'llah changes His residence from the house of Amru'llah, to the house of Rida Big, withdraws from the community and allows only the members of His own family and one servant to attain His presence
• 1856: Birth of William Hoar – a Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, and probably the fifth North American to become a Baha’i
• 1856: Baha’u’llah returns to Baghdad from Kurdistan
• 1848: Mulla Husayn visits the Báb at Maku
• 1847: Muhammad Shah sent a letter to the Báb and in courteous terms instructed Him to go to the fortress of Mah-ku