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Sunday, March 10, 2013

March 8 - The Day in History

March 8 : General Interest
1917 : February Revolution begins

In Russia, the February Revolution (known as such because of Russia's use of the Julian calendar) begins when riots and strikes over the scarcity of food erupt in Petrograd... read more

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American Revolution
1782 : Pennsylvania militiamen senselessly murder Patriot allies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pennsylvania-militiamen-senselessly-murder-patriot-allies

Automotive
1950 : VW bus, icon of counterculture movement, goes into production
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vw-bus-icon-of-counterculture-movement-goes-into-production

Civil War
1862 : C.S.S. Virginia terrorizes Union navy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/css-virginia-terrorizes-union-navy

Cold War
1982 : United States accuses Soviets of using poison gas
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-accuses-soviets-of-using-poison-gas

Crime
1951 : The Lonely Hearts Killers are executed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-lonely-hearts-killers-are-executed

Disaster
1669 : Mount Etna erupts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mount-etna-erupts

General Interest
1801 : Anglo-Ottoman force takes Abukir Bay
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anglo-ottoman-force-takes-abukir-bay
1957 : Egypt opens the Suez Canal
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/egypt-opens-the-suez-canal

Hollywood
1993 : MTV's highest rated series premieres
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mtvs-highest-rated-series-premieres

Literary
1935 : Thomas Wolfe's second novel, Of Time and the River, is published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-wolfes-second-novel-of-time-and-the-river-is-published

Music
1968 : Bill Graham's rock empire goes bi-coastal as the Fillmore East opens
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bill-graham39s-rock-empire-goes-bi-coastal-as-the-fillmore-east-opens

Old West
1893 : Emmet Dalton goes to prison
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/emmet-dalton-goes-to-prison

Presidential
1983 : Reagan refers to U.S.S.R. as "evil empire" again
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-refers-to-ussr-as-evil-empireagain

Sports
1971 : Ali battles Frazier for heavyweight championship
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ali-battles-frazier-for-heavyweight-championship

Vietnam War
1965 : U.S. Marines land at Da Nang
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-marines-land-at-da-nang
1975 : Thieu orders force withdrawal
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thieu-orders-force-withdrawal

World War I
1917 : February Revolution begins in Russia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/february-revolution-begins-in-russia

World War II
1942 : Dutch surrender on Java
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dutch-surrender-on-java

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