Stats for Stories: February & March 2021

Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about the GRAMMY Awards, Pi Day, Sunshine Week, FOI Day and more.

February & March 2021 STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)  Sunday is the 63rd GRAMMY Awards (delayed from Jan. 31). Sunday is also Pi Day, National Potato Chip Day and the start of Sunshine Week. Tuesday is Freedom of Information Day. March is Red Cross Month and Frozen Food Month.    Courtesy of the Recording Academy® / Getty Images © 2020 63rd GRAMMY Awards: March 14 According to the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS), there were 26,624 music directors and composers, and 50,740 musicians and singers in the United States.  Get Here Pi Day: March 14 The first six digits of pi (π) are 3.14159, which means a good time to celebrate on March 14 (3/14) is 1:59 p.m. Pi is infinitely long, a never-ending number. Stats Here National Potato Chip Day: March 14 The value of shipments of potato chips and sticks, plain and flavored, totaled $9.1B in 2017 according to the Economic Census. Number of establishments was 212. More Stats Sunshine Week & Freedom of Information Day: March 14-20 & 16 President Johnson signed into law the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act on July 4, 1966. The American Society of News Editors launched Sunshine Week in 2005. Get Stats Red Cross Month: March The U.S. Census Bureau produces timely local data that are critical to Emergency Management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. Stats Here Frozen Food Month: March The 2018 Annual Survey of Manufacturers reported that frozen food manufacturing in the U.S. had 89,111 employees with $4.0B in annual payroll. More Stats All Stats for Stories for February 2021: American Heart Month: February Groundhog Day: February 2 National Women Physician Day: February 3 Mail Carrier Day: February 4 National Weatherperson's Day: February 5 Super Bowl LV: February 7 National Pizza Day & Bagel Day: February 9 National Inventors' Day: February 11 Chinese New Year: February 12 Valentine's Day: February 14 Presidents' Day: February 15 Singles Awareness Day: February 15 Mardi Gras: February 16 Washington, D.C. 150th Government Anniversary (1871): Feb. 21 All Stats for Stories for March 2021: Red Cross Month: March Frozen Food Month: March Vermont 230th Anniversary of Statehood (1791): March 4 Employee Appreciation Day: March 5 International Women's Day: March 8 Grammy Awards: March 14 Pi Day: March 14 Potato Chip Day: March 14 Sunshine Week & FOI Day: March 14-20 & 16 National Poultry Day: March 19 Certified Nurses Day: March 19 National Single Parent Day: March 21 National Agriculture Week & Day: March 21-27 & 23 Equal Pay Day: March 24 National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day: March 29 National Doctors Day: March 30 About Stats for Stories Stats for Stories (SFS) links you to U.S. Census Bureau statistics about current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. These newsworthy and timely stats will help bring your stories to life.

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