Volkswagen Type 2 Bus Production Begins March 8, 1950
The iconic Volkswagen Type 2 "Bus" begins production. Date: March 8, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Turkish Airlines Fokker F27 Crashes in Turkey, March 8, 1962
A Turkish Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes into Mount Medetsiz in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey, killing all 11 people on board. Date: March 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Ba’ath Party Seizes Power in Syria Coup d’État, March 8, 1963
The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état. Date: March 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Aeroflot Flight 513 Crash at Kuybyshev Airport, March 8, 1965
Aeroflot Flight 513 crashes during takeoff from Kuybyshev Airport, killing 30 and injuring 9. Date: March 8, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Vietnam War: US Marines Arrive at Da Nang, March 8, 1965
Vietnam War: US Marines arrive at Da Nang. Date: March 8, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Nelson’s Pillar Destroyed by Bomb in Dublin, March 8, 1966
Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, is destroyed by a bomb. Date: March 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Voyager 1 Proves Volcanoes on Io, Jupiter Moon March 8, 1979
Images taken by Voyager 1 prove the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter. Date: March 8, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Philips Demonstrates Compact Disc Publicly for First Time, March 8, 1979
Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time. Date: March 8, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Reagan Calls Soviet Union “Evil Empire” at Evangelical Convention, March 8, 1983
Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire". Date: March 8, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Failed Fadlallah Assassination Attempt in Beirut Kills 80, Injures 200, March 8, 1985
A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills 80 and injures 200 others. Date: March 8, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
