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What happened in history on this day: March 8?
On March 8 in ...
- 1782 - Gnadenhutten Massacre: Ohio militia kills 90 Indians.
- 1845 - Robert J. Walker takes office as Treasury Secretary.
- 1855 - First train crosses first US railway suspension bridge, Niagara Falls.
- 1861 - Saint Augustine, Florida, CSA surrenders to US armies.
- 1862 - Nat Gordon, last pirate, is hanged in New York City, New York for stealing 1,000 slaves.
- 1862 - Battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal.
- 1862 - Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads Virginia: CSS Virginia, Jamestown and Yorktown versus USS Cumberland, Congress and Monitor.
- 1862 - Merrimack sends 24-gun sloop Cumberland to bottom, suffering 26 casualties and loss of 3 guns, anchor, and iron ram.
- 1862 - Merrimack defeats 50-gun frigate Congress, leaving it burning (it later explodes), and runs Minnesota and Roanoke aground.
- 1865 - Battle of Kingston, North Carolina (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks).
- 1887 - Everett Horton, of Connecticut, USA, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes.
- 1894 - New York passes first state dog license law.
- 1896 - Volunteers of America organization forms (New York City, New York).
- 1908 - Collingwood Elementary school (Cleveland, Ohio) burns, killing 173 kids and two teachers.
- 1908 - Demonstration in New York City by women garment workers demanding better working conditions.
- 1913 - Internal Revenue Service begins to levy and collect income taxes.
- 1915 - First US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned.
- 1924 - Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate, Utah, USA.
- 1927 - Pan American Airlines incorporates.
- 1929 - US worker union commission reports of slavery in Liberia.
- 1935 - In the USA, Robert Goddard is the first to attain the speed of sound with liquid-fueled rocket.
- 1944 - US resumes bombing Berlin, Germany.
- 1946 - First helicopter licensed for commercial use (New York City, New York).
- 1946 - The International Monetary Conference is held in Savannah, Georgia, USA.
- 1948 - US Supreme Court rules relgious instruction in public schools is unconstitutional.
- 1953 - US Census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last two years.
- 1958 - William Faulkner says US schools degenerated to become babysitters.
- 1961 - US nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hours.
- 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1965 - First US combat forces arrive in South Vietnam (3,500 Marines).
- 1966 - The US Mint releases first copper-nickel clad 1965-dated dimes, and silver-copper-nickel clad half dollar coins into circulation.
- 1973 - Eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/US longest, opens.
- 1973 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1979 - Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale.
- 1980 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1983 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan calls the Soviet Union an "evil empire."
- 1983 - US House Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR.
- 1983 - IBM announces the IBM Personal Computer XT. It features an Intel 8088 processor, 10 MB hard drive, 128 kB RAM, and one double-sided 360 kB floppy drive. Price is $4995. "XT" stands for eXtended Technology.
- 1987 - 17th Easter Seal Telethon raises US$35,184,425.
- 1987 - FBI apprehends most wanted Claude L Dallas, Junior in California.
- 1988 - U.S. presidential candidate George Herbert Walker Bush defeats Robert Dole in numerous Republican primaries and caucuses on "Super Tuesday."
- 1988 - Two U.S. Army helicopters collide in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, killing 17 servicemen.
- 1990 - New York City's Zodiac killer shoots first victim, Mario Orosco.
- 1991 - 17th People's Choice Awards: Julia Roberts, Bill Cosby, Pretty Woman.
- 1991 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1994 - US Defense Department announces smoking ban in workplaces.
- 2020 - Brent crude oil trading price drops 30 percent within seconds of market trading opening, falling below US$30 per barrel.
Births on March 8
- 1783 - Birth of Hannah Hoes Van Buren in Kinderhook, New York, USA; wife of President Martin Van Buren (1837-41) (died 1819).
- 1841 - Birth of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Massachusetts, USA; 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32).
- 1888 - Birth of Stuart Chase in Somersworth, New Hampshire, USA; writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste).
- 1902 - Birth of Louise Beavers in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actress (over 125 films in 30 years, Made for Each Other, Beulah - Beulah TV show, Louise - Danny Thomas Show (1953-55)).
- 1909 - Birth of Claire Trevor AKA Claire Wemlinger in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Big Town radio show, Producer's Showcase - Dodsworth (Emmy award), Murder My Sweet, Marjorie Morningstar).
- 1911 - Birth of Alan Hovhaness in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA; composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo).
- 1921 - Birth of Alan Hale MacKahan Junior AKA Alan Hale in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Skipper Jonas Grumby - Gilligan's Island TV show).
- 1921 - Birth of Cyd Charisse [Tula Ellice Finklea] in Amarillo, Texas, USA; dancer/actress (East Side West Side, Brigadoon).
- 1923 - Birth of Booth Colman in Portland, Oregon, USA; actor (Zaius - Planet of the Apes, Civil Wars, Daniel Boone).
- 1928 - Birth of Judy Johnson in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; singer (Your Show of Shows).
- 1936 - Birth of Sue Ane Langdon in Paterson, New Jersey, USA; actress (Bachelor Father, Arnie, When the Whistle Blows, Honeymooners).
- 1938 - Birth of Lew DeWitt in Roanoke, Virginia, USA; country singer (Statler Brothers - "Flowers on the Wall").
- 1939 - Birth of Jim Bouton in Newark, New Jersey, USA; pitcher (New York Yankees)/author (Ball Four).
- 1945 - Birth of Mickey Dolenz in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Circus Boy), singer (The Monkees - "Last Train to Clarksville").
- 1947 - Birth of Mike Allsup in Modesto, California, USA; rock guitarist (Three Dog Night).
- 1947 - Birth of Carole Bayer Sager; singer/songwriter (Arthur).
- 1948 - Birth of [Little] Peggy March [Margaret Battavio] in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA; vocalist ("I Will Follow Him").
- 1957 - Birth of Cynthia Rothrock in Wilmington, Delaware, USA; actress (Lady Dragon, Honor and Glory).
- 1957 - Birth of Ruth Wysocki in Alhambra, California, USA; 800 metre/1500 metre runner.
- 1959 - Birth of Aidan Quinn in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Legends of the Fall, Michael Collins, Benny and Joon, Reckless, Third Watch, Empire Falls, An Early Frost).
- 1963 - Birth of Mike Lalor in Buffalo, New York, USA; NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars).
- 1966 - Birth of Holly Ann Salo in Keani, Alaska, USA; Miss Alaska-America (1990).
- 1970 - Birth of Rhett Harty in Pasedena, California, USA; US soccer player (Olympics-1992).
- 1972 - Birth of Craig Johnson in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; NHL left wing (Los Angeles Kings/Olympics-1994).
- 1973 - Birth of Nanette Pearson in Pleasant Grove, Utah, USA; Miss America-Utah (1996).
Deaths on March 8
- 1874 - Death of Millard Fillmore at age 74 of a stroke in Buffalo, New York, USA; New York State Assembly member (1929-31), US House of Representatives member (Whig, 1833-43), New York state comptroller (1848-49), US Vice President (1849-50), 13th US President (1850-53).
- 1930 - William Howard Taft, 27th US President (1909-13), Chief Justice, dies at age 72.
- 1971 - Harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at age 77.
- 1985 - Thomas Creighton, US heart patient (3 implants in 46 hours), dies at age 33.
- 1990 - New York City's Zodiac killer shoots first victim, Mario Orosco.
- 1992 - Death of Red Callender at age 76; US jazz bassist (Unfinished dream).
- 1993 - Death of Billy Eckstine at age 78 after a stroke in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("A Cottage For Sale", "Prisoner of Love", "My Foolish Heart", "I Apologize", "Fools Rush In").
- 1993 - Wells Root, US screenwriter (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at age 92.
- 1994 - Knut Haukelid, Norway/US resistance fighter (Rjukan 1943), dies at age 82.
- 1994 - Radio host Jack Spector suffers a fatal heart attack while broadcasting popular music on WHLI in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA.
- 1998 - Death of Marvin Davis at age 87 in Santa Monica, California, USA; architect, art director at 20th Century Fox, worked at Disney 1955-95, helped plan Disneyland layout, designs for many buildings, worked on films and TV shows, Emmy award 1962, planning and designing Walt Disney World, named a Disney Legend 1994.
- 2004 - Death of Tichi Wilkerson Kassel, American film personality and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter (born 1926).
- 2009 - Death of Hank Locklin at age 91; American country and western music singer ("Please Help Me, I'm Falling").
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