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Historical Events on March 8

  • Abolitionism in the United States

    1775

    An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.

  • American Revolutionary War

    1777

    Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.

  • Battle of Hampton Roads

    1862

    American Civil War: The Naval Battle of Hampton Roads begins.

  • Battle of Guadalajara

    1937

    Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.

  • Dutch East Indies

    1942

    World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces gave ultimatum to Dutch East Indies Governor General Jonkheer Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer and KNIL Commander in Chief Lieutenant General Hein Ter Poorten, to unconditionally surrender.

  • Myanmar

    1942

    World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.

  • Suez Crisis

    1957

    Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.

  • Vietnam War

    1965

    Thirty-five hundred United States Marines are the first American land combat forces committed during the Vietnam War.

  • Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

    2014

    Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

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