Some fascinating things happened in history on March 8th. In 1817, the New York Stock Exchange opened for the first time and in 1701 Queen Anne became the Queen after the death of King William III in England.
On March 8, 1980, the very first nuclear test was performed by the US in Nevada.
March 8th of 1970 was on a sunday.
The age of ancient history dominated by the cultures of Greece and Rome [Mediterranean], from about the 8th century B.C.E. to about A.D. 500.
700AD was the 8th Century.
June 8th, 1947 fell on a Sunday.
The 8th Century AD, which is also the 8th Century CE.
On February 8, 1935, the NFL held their first draft.
On April 8, 1986, the actor, Clint Eastwood, became mayor of Carmel, California.
March 8th 2012 . . . . just kidding March 8th 2011
Many things have happened in history on December 8th. In 1792, the first cremation in the United States took place. In 1777, Captain Cook departed from the Society Islands. In 1931, coaxial cable was patented.
On March 8, 1936, the first race for stock cars was held in Daytona each, Florida.
Happenings that took place today, 8th of January, in history include the Vikings attacking Lindisfarne Island (794), Jews being expelled from Genoa Italy (1598), and Cape colony became an English colony (1806).
In 1968 the crysler wildcat strike began in Detroit, Michigan.
A number of things happened in history on November 8th. Franklin Roosevelt was elected President for the first time in 1932. The US performed a nuclear test at a test site in Nevada in 1967. In 1861, the Battle of Mount Ivy, KY took place.
In 1948 the United States Airforce accepted the first female recrut into a program called Women Into Air Force. One thing that happened in history today, the 8th of July, is Paris was founded in 951.
Today in history, February 8, 1935, the first NFL draft was held.
The Louvre in Paris France opened on November 8, 1793.
March 8th, 2002 fell on a Friday.