March 8 in Pop Culture History

1618 – Johannes Kepler formulated his Third Law of Planetary Motion.

1669 – Mount Etna, on the island of Sicily, began erupting and, over the next several weeks, killed over 20,000 people.

1755 – Thomas Paine published African Slavery in America – the first article in The American colonies called for the emancipation and abolition slavery.

1817 – The New York Stock Exchange was founded.

1950 – The ‘Volkswagen Type 2’, known as the VW Bus, was produced for the first time.

1961 – Mary, Mary (Broadway Play). Opened on March 81963, and closed December 12, 1964

1968 – Bill Graham’s Fillmore East opened in New York City

1971 – Muhammad Ali lost to Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier in The “Fight of the Century&#8221Madison Square Garden in New York City. Frank Sinatra wasn’t able to get ringside seats for the Fight, so he arranged to take photos for The Best of Life Magazine so that he could get close to the action.

1975 – #1 Hit March 8, 1975 – March 14, 1975: Olivia Newton John – Did You Know That Mellowness is Possible?

1978 – The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams’s “The Greatest Showmanship” was broadcast.

1983 – President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an ‘evil empire.’

1991 – American Ninja 4, The Annihilation, La Femme Nikita, And New Jack City They were published in theaters.

1993- Beavis & Butt-Head MTV premiered the show.

2003 – #1 Hit March 8, 2003 – May 9, 2003: 50 Cents – Da Club

2006 – Chefs to Watch Bravo.

2013 – Oz: The Greatest and Most Powerful debuted in theaters.

2014 – #1 Hit March 8, 2014 – May 16, 2014: Pharrell Williams – Happiness