THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012

Today is Thursday, March 8, the 68th day of 2012. There are 298 days left in the year.

1658 ― Peace of Roskilde between Sweden and Denmark

1722 ― Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia

1782 ― Gnadenhutten Massacre: Ohio militia kills 90 Indians

1801 ― British drive French forces from Abukir, Egypt

1894 ― New York passes 1st state dog license law

1911 ― International Women's Day (1st celebrated)

1917 ― Russian revolution breaks out (in Petrograd/St. Petersburg)

1917 ― The U.S. invades Cuba for 3rd time

1920 ― Denmark and Cuba join the League of Nations

1930 ― Mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India

1942 ― Japanese forces capture Rangoon, Burma

1943 ― Limited gambling legalized in Mexico

1944 ― The U.S. resumes bombing Berlin

1957 ― Israeli troops leave Egypt; Suez Canal re-opened for minor ships

1957 ― The USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test

1968 ― Students demonstrate in Warsaw

1974 ― Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris

1979 ― China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam

1983 ― IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0

1994 ― The Defense Department announces smoking ban in workplaces

1995 ― Costis Stephanopoulos becomes president of Greece