Historical Events In March - 08
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1942 Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53 on this day in history.
1943 On March - 08 335 allied bombers attack Neurenberg
1943 On this day in history limited gambling legalized in Mexico
1943 The birth of Lynn Redgrave, British actress2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admits that Israel had planned an attack on Lebanon in the event of kidnapped soldiers on the border, months before Hezbollah carried out its kidnapping on this day in history.
1943 On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill
1943 US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Arthur Vaughn on March - 08.
1943 On March - 08 the birth of Lynn Redgrave, British actress
1944 US resumes bombing Berlin on March - 08.
1945 On March - 08 "Kiss Me Kate" opens in Britain
1945 On March - 08 53 Amsterdammers executed by Nazi occupiers
1945 On March - 08 phyllis M Daley is first black nurse sworn-in as US Navy ensign
1945 On March - 08 h J Jamin, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald
1946 First helicopter licensed for commercial use (New York NY) on March - 08.
1946 On March - 08 1st helicopter licensed for coml use (NYC)
1948 Supreme Court rules relg instructions in pub schools unconstitutional on this day in history.
1949 WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting on March - 08.
1950 On this day in history marshall Voroshilov of USSR announces they developed atomic bomb
1950 On this day in history the first woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters)
1950 1st woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters) on this day in history.
1950 Jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67 on March - 08.
1951 On March - 08 international Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel)
1951 Intl Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel) on March - 08.
1951 On this day in history honeymoon Killers, dies in electric chair
1952 On this day in history antoine Pinay forms French government
1952 Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis on this day in history.
1952 World's first artificial heart on this day in history.
1953 A census bureau report indicated that 239,000 farmers had quit tilling the soil and planting crops (giving up farming) over the previous two years on March - 08.
1953 On March - 08 census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years
1953 On this day in history "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 90 performances
1954 On March - 08 prime Minister Louis St. Laurent visits Canadian brigade in Korea during world tour
1954 On March - 08 herb McKinley sets quarter mile record of 0:46.8 in Melbourne, Australia
1954 Percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies on this day in history.
1955 On March - 08 clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82
1957 Israeli troops leave Egypt; Suez Canal re-opened for minor ships on this day in history.
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