The earliest Women's Day observance was held on February 28, 1909, in New York; it was organized by the Socialist Party of America in remembrance of the 1908 strike of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. An annual "international women's day" was first organized by the German socialist and theorist Clara Zetkin along with 100 delegates from 17 countries in March 1911.
March 8, 1933 -
The quintessential backstage musical, 42nd Street, premiered in New York City on this date.
Both Harry Warren and Al Dubin are credited onscreen for both music and lyrics, but no songs are credited onscreen. However, Warren wrote the music for all the songs recognized and listed in the soundtrack, and Dubin the lyrics for those songs which were sung.
March 8, 1959 -
The apex of the golden age of Television was achieved on this date when The Incredible Jewel Robbery aired. Groucho, Chico and Harpo made their final TV appearance together.
It was all down hill from here.
March 8, 1964 -
The first of three film adaptions of Richard Matheson novel, I am Legend, The Last Man on Earth, starring Vincent Price, premiered on this date.
Richard Matheson originally wrote the script in 1957, at which point it was to have been produced by "Hammer" films with Fritz Lang slated to direct.
March 8, 1967 -
Mad Monster Party was released by Embassy Pictures for Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc on this date.
In order to keep expenses down, the film's producers didn't want to pay royalty rights, for the use of the names "King Kong", "Frankenstein's monster", "The Bride of Frankenstein", "Quasimodo" and "The Creature from the Black Lagoon". That's why the characters - though recognizable - are all called by different names, i.e.; King Kong's "It", Frankenstein's monster is "Fang", the Bride of Frankenstein is simply "The Monster's Mate", Quasimodo is called "the Hunchback of Notre Dame" and The Creature from the Black Lagoon is called simply "Creature". The names "Count Dracula" and "The Invisible Man" were in the public domain at the time of production, and as no fees were required for their use, they appear in the film.
March 8, 1969 -
Creedence Clearwater Revival's Proud Mary hits #2 on the Hot 100 on this date. It stayed at No. 2 for three weeks.
It's the first of five CCR singles to reach the runner-up spot on the chart without ever hitting #1.
March 8, 1974 -
All good things must come to an end - the last episode The Brady Bunch series, The Hair-Brained Scheme aired on ABC-TV on this date.
When Bobby can't sell any of his hair tonic he says he's going to give up. Carol tells him winners never quit. She mentions a man by the name of Carl Mahakian, saying no one had ever heard of him because he quit. In reality, Carl Mahakian was the series' post-production coordinator.
March 8, 1991 -
The highest grossing independent film of 1991, New Jack City, directed by Mario Van Peebles was released on this date.
Tupac Shakur auditioned for the role of Gee Money but was turned down due to the fact that he looked younger than Wesley Snipes.
March 8, 1996 -
The film that put the Coen Bros. into the mainstream consciousness, Fargo, went into limited release on this date.
The snow plow that drives past the motel at the end of the film was not part of the script. Signs in the area warned motorists not to drive through due to filming, but a state employee ignored them.
Word of the Day.
Today in History:
March 8 1619-
Johannes Kepler's three laws of planetary motion provided evidence that the planets, including the Earth, orbit the Sun in an oval shape and that a planet's speed varies at different stages of its orbit. The German astronomer's first two laws were published in 1609. His third law, which he discovered on this date, was outlined in Harmonice Mundi (Harmony of the Worlds) ten years later.
So that and $2.75 will get you a ride on the NYC subway.
March 8, 1910 -
French aviatrix 'Baroness' Raymonde de Laroche was the first woman to receive a pilot's license, No. 36 on this date.
Soon after receiving her license, De Laroche participated in aviation meetings at Heliopolis in Egypt, Saint Petersburg, Budapest and Rouen. During the show in St. Petersburg, she was personally congratulated by Tsar Nicholas II.
March 8, 1941 -
Sherwood Anderson and his fourth wife, Eleanor, were enjoying a well deserved vacation on a ocean liner bound from from New York to Valparaiso, Chile. During a cocktail party on the ship, Anderson was enjoying his olive from a well chilled martini: it would be his last.
Not a great way to go.
March 8, 1950 -
Marshal Voroshilov announced the existence of the Soviet atomic bomb on this date.
33 years later, on this date, the ever swift President Ronald Reagan gets around to calling the Soviets, "an evil empire."
March 8, 1968 -
The Soviet submarine, K-129, sank in the Pacific Ocean, killing all 97 crew members aboard. Later in the year a U.S. submarine secretly retrieves an encryption machine, codebooks, and nuclear warheads from the Soviet vessel.
A further bold attempt is made in 1974 to bring up the entire submarine using the CIA ship Glomar Explorer, built by Howard Hughes. That mission supposedly fails, and was made public by the Los Angeles Times to the great embarrassment of the Agency.
March 8, 1971 –
Muhammad Ali lost to Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier in the “Fight of the Century” at Madison Square Garden in New York City on this date.
Frank Sinatra wasn’t able to get ringside seats for the Fight, so he arranged to take photos for Life magazine so that he could be close to the action.
March 8, 1999 -
Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio passed away in his Florida home on this date in 1999.
We actually know where he's gone. And since he's been dead for more than 20 years, we should take our lonely eyes off of him. It's a little creepy.
And so it goes.
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