March 08

Wednesday 08, 1972:

The Goodyear blimp flies for the first time.

Saturday 08, 1952:

Antoine Pinay becomes Prime Minister of France

Saturday 08, 1884:

Susan B. Anthony testified before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives arguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote.

Friday 08, 1782:

Gnadenhütten massacre: Almost 100 Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio had their skulls crushed with a mallet by Pennsylvanian militiamen in a mass murder.

Thursday 08, 1618:

Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but later on May 15 confirms the discovery).

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