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This Day in History

March 8

International Women's Day

1911 the first International Women’s day is held in Denmark

1817 The first opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange

1855 The world’s first suspension rail bridge open in Niagara Fall linking Canada & America

1906 Ottawa Silver 7 win the Stanley Cup defeating Smith Falls

1927 Fly Pan AM Pan American Airlines becomes incorporated

1979 The Compact Dis is demonstrated for the first time by Philips

1983 The phrase Evil Empire is coined by Ronald Reagan

1987 The sires final of The A-Team NBC

1991 The film New Jack City Directed by Mario Van Peebles, Starring Wesley Snipes Ice-T & Chris Rock opens in movie theaters

1994 Gang Starr release their album Hard to Earn

1996 Fargo directed by Joel & Ethan Coen Premiers

2002 All About the Benjamin opens in Movie theaters starring Ice-Cube, Mike Epps, & Eva Mendes.

Happy Birthday 2

1945 Micky Dolenz DrummerIn the band The Monkeys.

1946 Randy Meisner musician is the band The Eagles

1958 Gary Numan musician

1933 Evelyn Ay Sempier model, Miss America

1972 Angie Hart musician, in the band Frente! 1973 Boris Kodjoe actor in The Last Man on Earth, & Undercovers.

1976 Gaz Coombes musician, Supergrass

1979 Freddie Prinze jr. actor She’s all that, Scooby-Doo, WWE, Star Wars Rebels

1982 Kat Von D tattoo artist

1994 Natalies Outlet Youtube Star

1998 Annie Marie model

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