What Happened on Mar 8

Eruption of Mount Etna

When Etna began to rumble and belch gas on March 8, the residents nearby ignored the warning signs of a larger eruption. Three days later, the... Read more

Battle of Hampton Roads, aka the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack

Naval history was made on March 8, 1862, when the first Confederate ironclad steamed down the Elizabeth River into Hampton Roads to attack the... Read more

Susan B. Anthony Begins Her Address Before The Judiciary Committee Of The House Of Representatives

Thus Susan B. Anthony began her address before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives on March 8, 1884. In her statement printed... Read more

Montreal Victorias win Stanley Cup

On March 8, 1895, the Montreal Victorias won the 1895 AHAC title, finishing the season with a 6–2 record. Under the Stanley Cup rules, the team... Read more

Ottawa Silver Seven wins Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup Challenges The Ottawas played two Cup challenges during the regular season, defeating Queen's College of Kingston, the OHA champion,... Read more

Battle of Dujaila

The Battle of Dujaila was fought on March 8, 1916, between British and Ottoman forces during the First World War. The Ottoman forces, led by Colmar... Read more

Castle Gate Mine Disaster

The Castle Gate mine disaster occurred on March 8, 1924, in a coal mine near the town of Castle Gate, Utah (now dismantled), located approximately... Read more

SS General Karl Wolff Offers Plan for Local Surrender of German Forces in Northern Italy During Secret Negotiations with Western Allies

During World War II, Operation Crossword or Operation Sunrise was a series of secret negotiations conducted in March 1945 in Switzerland between... Read more

Marilyn Monroe Receives Golden Globe For Best Comedy Actress

Some Like it Hot became a resounding success, and was nominated for five Academy Awards. Monroe was acclaimed for her performance and won the... Read more

Malcolm X announces his break from the Nation of Islam

On March 8, 1964, Malcolm X publicly announced his break from the Nation of Islam. He said that he was still a Muslim, but he felt the Nation of... Read more

"The Fight of the Century" Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali

Fight of the Century was the promotional nickname given to the first boxing match between champion Joe Frazier (26-0, 23 KOs) and challenger... Read more

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Dies

Ronald C. "Pigpen" McKernan (September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973) was a founding member of the band the Grateful Dead. His musical contributions to... Read more

The Lord Of The Rings Radio Series Is Released

In 1981 the UK radio station BBC Radio 4 broadcast a dramatisation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in 26 half-hour stereo instalments.... Read more

Ronald Reagan Calls the Soviet Union an "Evil Empire"

Reagan escalated the Cold War, accelerating a reversal from the policy of détente which began in 1979 following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.... Read more

Beavis and Butt-head is aired

Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. Judge's 1992 short film Frog Baseball was the first... Read more

Nine Inch Nails releases The Downward Spiral

The Downward Spiral is the second studio album by American industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released March 8, 1994, on Interscope Records. It... Read more

Soundgarden release Superunknown

Superunknown is the fourth album by American grunge band Soundgarden, released on March 8, 1994 through A&M Records. Soundgarden began work on the... Read more

"Fargo" Is Released

Fargo is a 1996 American dark comedy film produced, directed and written by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. The film is about a car salesman who... Read more

MST3K Ep. 806 - "The Undead"

A hypnotist and "psychical researcher" sends a prostitute back to the 15th century to live a previous life as a woman falsely accused of... Read more

Joe DiMaggio Dies

DiMaggio was admitted to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida, on October 12, 1998, for lung cancer surgery and remained hospitalized... Read more

Destiny's Child releases remix album "This Is the Remix"

This Is the Remix is a remix album by American R&B group Destiny's Child. The album's name is a self explanatory message taken from the first track... Read more

FDA Approves Pfitzer's Rebif for the Treatment of Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis

This March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rebif, a form of interferon beta-1a manufactured by Serono, for treatment of... Read more

Black Label Society Releases "Mafia"

Mafia is the seventh studio album by heavy metal band Black Label Society, released March 8, 2005. It is one of the band's most commercially... Read more

Dallas Mavericks defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 125-112

Timberwolves center Al Jefferson turned philosophical after Monday's contentious 125-112 loss to Dallas at Target Center. Back on the court... Read more

Gadhafi Forces Launch Fierce Counterattack

Moammar Gadhafi’s forces launched at least three new airstrikes against Libyan rebels today near the oil port of Ras Lanouf, and one witness says... Read more