March 08

Monday 08, 2004:

A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.

Wednesday 08, 2000:

A collision between two Tokyo Metro trains kills 5 people.

Monday 08, 1999:

Oklahoma City bombing: The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh.

Tuesday 08, 1988:

Two United States Army helicopters collide in Fort Campbell, Kentucky killing 17 servicemen.

Friday 08, 1985:

1985 Beirut Car Bombing is made in front of the mosque killing 45 people and injuring 175.

Tuesday 08, 1983:

President Ronald Reagan calls the Soviet Union an evil empire.

Wednesday 08, 1978:

The first ever radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.

Friday 08, 1974:

Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.

Wednesday 08, 1972:

The Goodyear blimp flies for the first time.

Monday 08, 1971:

Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali in the first of three epic bouts. Frazier defends the world Heavyweight title in a star-studded Madison Square Garden.

Tuesday 08, 1966:

A bomb planted by young Irish protesters destroys Nelson's Pillar in Dublin.

Monday 08, 1965:

Vietnam War: 3,500 United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam, becoming the first American combat troops in Vietnam.

Wednesday 08, 1961:

Max Conrad circumnavigates the earth in eight days, 18 hours and 49 minutes setting a new world record.

Sunday 08, 1959:

Last television appearance of The Marx Brothers, in The Incredible Jewel Robbery

Friday 08, 1957:

Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal.

Saturday 08, 1952:

Antoine Pinay becomes Prime Minister of France

Wednesday 08, 1950:

The Soviet Union claims to have an atomic bomb.

Monday 08, 1948:

The United States Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violated the Constitution.

Monday 08, 1943:

World War II: Japanese troops counter-attack American forces on Hill 700 in Bougainville in a battle that will last five days.

Sunday 08, 1942:

World War II: Japan captures Rangoon, Burma.

Sunday 08, 1936:

The first stock car race is held in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Tuesday 08, 1921:

Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.

Friday 08, 1918:

The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating pandemic.

Thursday 08, 1917:

The United States Senate adopts the cloture rule in order to limit filibusters.

Wednesday 08, 1911:

International Women's Day is celebrated for the first time.

Thursday 08, 1906:

Moro Crater Massacre: US troops occupying the Philippines massacre about 600 men, women and children taking refuge in a crater.

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.

Saturday 08, 1862:

American Civil War: The iron-clad CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) is launched at Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Friday 08, 1844:

King Oscar I ascends to the throne of Sweden-Norway

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.

Wednesday 08, 1702:

Very unexpectedly, Anne Stuart, the sister of the childless Mary II, becomes Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland after the death of William III of Orange from injuries he suffered in a fall from his horse.

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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