What happend on 8th March

07.03
09.03
1966

A bomb planted by young Irish protesters destroys Nelson's Pillar in Dublin.

1966

Vietnam War: Australia announces it is going to substantially increase its number of troops in Vietnam.

1965

Vietnam War: 3,500 United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam, becoming the first American combat troops in Vietnam.

1961

Max Conrad circumnavigates the earth in eight days, 18 hours and 49 minutes setting a new world record.

1959

Last television appearance of The Marx Brothers, in The Incredible Jewel Robbery

1957

Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal.

1952

Antoine Pinay becomes Prime Minister of France

1950

The Soviet Union claims to have an atomic bomb.

1948

The United States Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violated the Constitution.

1943

World War II: Japanese troops counter-attack American forces on Hill 700 in Bougainville in a battle that will last five days.