World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila. Date: March 8, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)

The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. Date: March 8, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

International Women's Day protests in Petrograd mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23 in the Julian calendar). Date: March 8, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while on his way home from the parliament building in Madrid. Date: March 8, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)

A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah. Date: March 8, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today)

Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race. Date: March 8, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today)

Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins. Date: March 8, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces capture Rangoon, Burma from the British. Date: March 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: The Dutch East Indies surrender Java to the Imperial Japanese Army. Date: March 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

President of France Vincent Auriol and ex-Vietnamese emperor Bảo Đại sign the Élysée Accords, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the State of Vietnam to oppose Viet Minh-led Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Date: March 8, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in…