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'''March 8''' in history:
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* 1942: Japanese forces occupied Rangoon (now known as Yangon), Burma, during World War II.
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* 1917: Riots and strikes over the lack of food in Saint Petersburg (Petrograd) signaled the beginning the first Russian Revolution of 1917.
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* 1913: The Internal Revenue Service began to collect income taxes after passage of the 16th Amendment to the Constitution.
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* 1782: Colonial militia massacred some 90 Christian Indians, converts of David Zeisberger and other Moravian missionaries, at the settlement of Gnadenhutten, [[Directory:Ohio|Ohio]].
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[[Category:March]] [[Category:Days of the Year]]

Revision as of 15:21, 8 March 2008

March 8 in history:

  • 1942: Japanese forces occupied Rangoon (now known as Yangon), Burma, during World War II.
  • 1917: Riots and strikes over the lack of food in Saint Petersburg (Petrograd) signaled the beginning the first Russian Revolution of 1917.
  • 1913: The Internal Revenue Service began to collect income taxes after passage of the 16th Amendment to the Constitution.
  • 1782: Colonial militia massacred some 90 Christian Indians, converts of David Zeisberger and other Moravian missionaries, at the settlement of Gnadenhutten, Ohio.