March 8
1618 - German astronomer Johannes Kepler devised his third law of planetary motion.
1782 - A peaceful settlement of Delaware Indians were massacred by militia at Gnadenhutten in Ohio.
1817 - The New York Stock & Exchange Board, which had its beginnings in 1792, was formally organized; it later became known as the New York Stock Exchange.
1917 - Russia's February Revolution, which eventually led to the overthrow of the czarist government, began.
1945 - Phyllis Mae Daley, the first African-American nurse to serve in World War II, received her U.S. Navy commission.
1948 - The Supreme Court, in McCollum v. Board of Education, struck down voluntary religious education classes in Champaign, Illinois, public schools, saying the program violated separation of church and state.
1950 - The Soviet Union announced it had developed its own atomic bomb.
1965 - The first American troops arrived in Vietnam.
1983 - President Ronald Reagan labeled the Soviet Union an "evil empire."
1988 - Seventeen soldiers were killed when two Army helicopters from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, collided in mid-flight.
2000 - President Bill Clinton submitted to Congress legislation to establish permanent normal trade relations with China. (The U.S. and China signed a trade pact in November 2000.)
2004 - Iraq’s Governing Council signed a landmark interim constitution.
2008 - President George W. Bush vetoed a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning and other coercive interrogation methods to gain information from suspected terrorists.
2014 - Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board, vanished during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, setting off a massive and ultimately unsuccessful search.
2022 - President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. would ban all Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine as a humanitarian crisis unfolded in the port city of Mariupol.
Birthdays
21 - Brooke Butler (singer)
21 - Miia Harris (actress)
26 - Annie Marie (model)
31 - Michelle Scott (model)
34 - Kristinia (singer)
41 - Jessica Collins (actress)
42 - Kat Von D (tattoo artist)
45 - Tom Chaplin (singer)
46 - Nick Zano (actor)
46 - Kameelah Williams (singer)
47 - James Van Der Beek (actor)
47 - Laura Main (actress)
48 - Freddie Prinze Jr. (actor)
54 - Andrea Parker (actress)
56 - Shawn Mullins (singer)
63 - Camryn Manheim (actress)
65 - Aidan Quinn (actor)
65 - Lester Holt (news anchor)
66 - Gary Numan (singer)
71 - Jim Rice (baseball player)
86 - Pete Dawkins (football player)
88 - Sue Ane Langdon (actress)
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Today in Sports History - March 8
1930 - The New York Yankees sign Babe Ruth to a new two-year contract worth $160,000; Yankess general manager Ed Barrow wrongly predicts: "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth."
1954 - The Milwaukee Hawks and the Baltimore Bullets played the first double header in NBA history.
1971 - In the first of three fights between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Frazier defeated Ali by decision in what was billed as “The Fight of the Century” at Madison Square Garden in New York. The loss was Ali's first in 32 professional fights.
1986 - Martina Navratilova became the first woman tennis player to win more than $10 million in her career.
1999 - Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio died in Hollywood, Florida at age 84.
2004 - Todd Bertuzzi (Vancouver Canucks) hit Steve Moore (Colorado Avalanche) in the side of the head from behind and drove his head into the ice. Moore landed face-first with Bertuzzi on top of him. Moore suffered a broken neck, a concussion and deep cuts on his face. On March 11, the NHL suspended Bertuzzi for the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs and announced that his eligibility would be assessed the following season and would take into account Moore's health and the progression of his recovery.
2006 - NFL owners and the players' union agreed on a union proposal which extended the collective bargaining agreement for six years.
2019 - The U.S. women's national soccer team sues the United States Soccer Federation for equal pay, filing a gender discrimination lawsuit.
2022 - Reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers agrees to remain with the Green Bay Packers in a reported 4-year, $200 million deal that would make him the highest paid player in NFL history.
1618 - German astronomer Johannes Kepler devised his third law of planetary motion.
1782 - A peaceful settlement of Delaware Indians were massacred by militia at Gnadenhutten in Ohio.
1817 - The New York Stock & Exchange Board, which had its beginnings in 1792, was formally organized; it later became known as the New York Stock Exchange.
1917 - Russia's February Revolution, which eventually led to the overthrow of the czarist government, began.
1945 - Phyllis Mae Daley, the first African-American nurse to serve in World War II, received her U.S. Navy commission.
1948 - The Supreme Court, in McCollum v. Board of Education, struck down voluntary religious education classes in Champaign, Illinois, public schools, saying the program violated separation of church and state.
1950 - The Soviet Union announced it had developed its own atomic bomb.
1965 - The first American troops arrived in Vietnam.
1983 - President Ronald Reagan labeled the Soviet Union an "evil empire."
1988 - Seventeen soldiers were killed when two Army helicopters from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, collided in mid-flight.
2000 - President Bill Clinton submitted to Congress legislation to establish permanent normal trade relations with China. (The U.S. and China signed a trade pact in November 2000.)
2004 - Iraq’s Governing Council signed a landmark interim constitution.
2008 - President George W. Bush vetoed a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning and other coercive interrogation methods to gain information from suspected terrorists.
2014 - Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board, vanished during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, setting off a massive and ultimately unsuccessful search.
2022 - President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. would ban all Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine as a humanitarian crisis unfolded in the port city of Mariupol.
Birthdays
21 - Brooke Butler (singer)
21 - Miia Harris (actress)
26 - Annie Marie (model)
31 - Michelle Scott (model)
34 - Kristinia (singer)
41 - Jessica Collins (actress)
42 - Kat Von D (tattoo artist)
45 - Tom Chaplin (singer)
46 - Nick Zano (actor)
46 - Kameelah Williams (singer)
47 - James Van Der Beek (actor)
47 - Laura Main (actress)
48 - Freddie Prinze Jr. (actor)
54 - Andrea Parker (actress)
56 - Shawn Mullins (singer)
63 - Camryn Manheim (actress)
65 - Aidan Quinn (actor)
65 - Lester Holt (news anchor)
66 - Gary Numan (singer)
71 - Jim Rice (baseball player)
86 - Pete Dawkins (football player)
88 - Sue Ane Langdon (actress)
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Today in Sports History - March 8
1930 - The New York Yankees sign Babe Ruth to a new two-year contract worth $160,000; Yankess general manager Ed Barrow wrongly predicts: "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth."
1954 - The Milwaukee Hawks and the Baltimore Bullets played the first double header in NBA history.
1971 - In the first of three fights between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Frazier defeated Ali by decision in what was billed as “The Fight of the Century” at Madison Square Garden in New York. The loss was Ali's first in 32 professional fights.
1986 - Martina Navratilova became the first woman tennis player to win more than $10 million in her career.
1999 - Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio died in Hollywood, Florida at age 84.
2004 - Todd Bertuzzi (Vancouver Canucks) hit Steve Moore (Colorado Avalanche) in the side of the head from behind and drove his head into the ice. Moore landed face-first with Bertuzzi on top of him. Moore suffered a broken neck, a concussion and deep cuts on his face. On March 11, the NHL suspended Bertuzzi for the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs and announced that his eligibility would be assessed the following season and would take into account Moore's health and the progression of his recovery.
2006 - NFL owners and the players' union agreed on a union proposal which extended the collective bargaining agreement for six years.
2019 - The U.S. women's national soccer team sues the United States Soccer Federation for equal pay, filing a gender discrimination lawsuit.
2022 - Reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers agrees to remain with the Green Bay Packers in a reported 4-year, $200 million deal that would make him the highest paid player in NFL history.
