Post by Buckeye Dale on Mar 8, 2017 12:43:32 GMT -5
March 8 is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 298 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).
1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
1782 – Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes.
1965 – Thirty-five hundred United States Marines are the first American land combat forces committed during the Vietnam War.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_8
On this day ...
In 1862, The Confederate ironclad "Merrimack" was launched.
In 1880, U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes declared that the United States would have jurisdiction over any canal built across the isthmus of Panama.
In 1907, The British House of Commons turned down a women's suffrage bill.
In 1911, In Europe, International Women's Day was celebrated for the first time.
In 1917, The U.S. Senate voted to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
In 1930, The New York Yankees signed Babe Ruth to a two-year contract worth $160,000.
In 1943, Japanese forces attacked American troops on Hill 700 in Bougainville. The battle lasted five days.
In 1945, Phyllis Mae Daley received a commission in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. She later became the first African-American nurse to serve duty in World War II.
In 1948, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that religious instruction in public schools was unconstitutional.
In 1953, A census bureau report indicated that 239,000 farmers had quit farming over the last 2 years.
In 1954, Herb McKenley set a world record for the quarter mile when he ran the distance in 46.8 seconds.
In 1959, Groucho, Chico and Harpo made their final TV appearance together.
In 1965, The U.S. landed about 3,500 Marines in South Vietnam. They were the first U.S. combat troops to land in Vietnam.
In 1971, Joe Frazier retained his world heavyweight championship by defeating Muhammad Ali in a 15-round decision. It was Ali's first loss in 32 professional fights.
In 1974, The last episode of "The Brady Bunch" aired.
In 1982, The U.S. accused the Soviets of killing 3,000 Afghans with poison gas.
In 1985, The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported that 407,700 Americans were millionaires. That was more than double the total from just five years before.
In 1987, Bob Seger ended a tour that he claimed would be his last. It was not his last tour, however.
In 1988, In Fort Campbell, KY, 17 U.S. soldiers were killed when two Army helicopters collided in midair.
In 1993, "Beavis and Butthead" premiered on MTV as a series.
In 1999, The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Timothy McVeigh for the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995.
In 2001, The U.S. House of Representatives voted for an across-the-board tax cut of nearly $1 trillion over the next decade.
In 2004, Martha Stewart's syndicated television show, "Martha Stewart Living," was taken off the air by CBS and UPN. Stewart was found guilty on March 3 of lying about the reason for selling 3,298 shares of ImClone Systems stock, conspiracy, making false statement and obstruction of justice.
In 2005, M******* sucked.
1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
1782 – Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes.
1965 – Thirty-five hundred United States Marines are the first American land combat forces committed during the Vietnam War.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_8
On this day ...
In 1862, The Confederate ironclad "Merrimack" was launched.
In 1880, U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes declared that the United States would have jurisdiction over any canal built across the isthmus of Panama.
In 1907, The British House of Commons turned down a women's suffrage bill.
In 1911, In Europe, International Women's Day was celebrated for the first time.
In 1917, The U.S. Senate voted to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
In 1930, The New York Yankees signed Babe Ruth to a two-year contract worth $160,000.
In 1943, Japanese forces attacked American troops on Hill 700 in Bougainville. The battle lasted five days.
In 1945, Phyllis Mae Daley received a commission in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. She later became the first African-American nurse to serve duty in World War II.
In 1948, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that religious instruction in public schools was unconstitutional.
In 1953, A census bureau report indicated that 239,000 farmers had quit farming over the last 2 years.
In 1954, Herb McKenley set a world record for the quarter mile when he ran the distance in 46.8 seconds.
In 1959, Groucho, Chico and Harpo made their final TV appearance together.
In 1965, The U.S. landed about 3,500 Marines in South Vietnam. They were the first U.S. combat troops to land in Vietnam.
In 1971, Joe Frazier retained his world heavyweight championship by defeating Muhammad Ali in a 15-round decision. It was Ali's first loss in 32 professional fights.
In 1974, The last episode of "The Brady Bunch" aired.
In 1982, The U.S. accused the Soviets of killing 3,000 Afghans with poison gas.
In 1985, The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported that 407,700 Americans were millionaires. That was more than double the total from just five years before.
In 1987, Bob Seger ended a tour that he claimed would be his last. It was not his last tour, however.
In 1988, In Fort Campbell, KY, 17 U.S. soldiers were killed when two Army helicopters collided in midair.
In 1993, "Beavis and Butthead" premiered on MTV as a series.
In 1999, The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Timothy McVeigh for the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995.
In 2001, The U.S. House of Representatives voted for an across-the-board tax cut of nearly $1 trillion over the next decade.
In 2004, Martha Stewart's syndicated television show, "Martha Stewart Living," was taken off the air by CBS and UPN. Stewart was found guilty on March 3 of lying about the reason for selling 3,298 shares of ImClone Systems stock, conspiracy, making false statement and obstruction of justice.
In 2005, M******* sucked.
