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| About March 8th 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 calendar year. March 8th is International Women's Day. Births 1886 - Edward Calvin Kendall, chemist (Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine) 1900 - Howard H. Aiken, pioneer in computer engineering 1945 - Micky Dolenz, musician, actor (The Monkees) 1959 - Lester Holt, journalist (Today, NBC Nightly News) 1970 - Jason Elam, professional football player 1976 - Hines Ward, professional football player 1976 - Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor (I Know What You Did Last Summer) 1982 - Kat Von D, tattoo artist (Miami Ink) 1985 - Ewa Sonnet, model, pop singer Deaths 1855 - William Poole (aka Bill the Butcher), bare-knuckle boxer 1874 - Millard Fillmore, 13th U.S. President 1930 - William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. President 1998 - Ray Nitschke, Hall of Fame linebacker 1999 - Joe DiMaggio, Hall of Fame outfielder Events 1817 - The New York Stock Exchange is founded. 1917 - The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. 1924 - 172 are killed in the Castle Gate mine disaster near Castle Gate, Utah. 1983 - President Ronald Reagan famously uses the phrase "evil empire" in a speech to describe the Soviet Union. 1987 - The last episode of the original A-Team television series airs on NBC. 1993 - The animated television series Beavis and Butt-head premieres on MTV. 1999 - The United States Supreme Court upholds the conviction of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. 2004 - A new provisional constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council. |
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