Historical Events for 8th March 2023

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March 8, 2023 in Today in History

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Posted March 8, 2023

1862 - Confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched
1896 - Volunteers of America forms (NYC)
1917 - US Senate introduces the Cloture Rule, requiring a two-thirds majority to end debate, at the urging of Woodrow Wilson
1973 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1973 - Paul and Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis
1974 - Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France
1975 - Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1977 - Henry L Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond, Virginia
1986 - Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley's Comet at 109,800 km
2018 - 5 million Spanish women mark International Women's Day by striking over gender inequality and sexual discrimination