March 8th
On this day in 1957, Egypt reopened this canal to international traffic.
The Suez Canal
On this day in 1959, this Mattel toy made her debut.
Barbie doll
On this day in 1959, Tibetans banded together to revolt against occupation by this powerful nation.
China
On this day in 1997, this British singer-songwriter (and former member of the most successful rock band in history) was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
Sir Paul McCartney
Fireside Chats
On this day in 1942, the U.S. Army launched this animal program.
The War Dog Program,
or K-9 Corps
This day in 1879 marks the birth of this future mathematician and scientist famous for his theory of general relativity.
Albert Einstein
On this day in 1971, this boxer met Joe Frazier for the "Fight of the Century" at Madison Square Garden.
Muhammad Ali
On this day in 1954, President Eisenhower privately criticized this anti-communist senator.
Joseph McCarthy
On this day in 1876, the first discernible speech was transmitted over this type of system.
Telephone
On this day in 1861, the Confederate States of America adopted this document.
their Constitution
This day in 1894 marked the first time this beverage was sold in a glass bottle.
Coca Cola
On this day in 1781, astronomer William Herschel discovered this planet, the seventh from the sun.
Uranus
On this day in 1958, Perry Como received the first Certified Gold Record for this "stellar" song.
Catch a Falling Star
On this day in 1669, this Sicilian volcano began erupting.
Mount Etna
1454: Italian explorer and eponymous "discoverer" of this continent is born.
Amerigo Vespucci
On this day in 1864, President Lincoln commissioned this Major General to command the U.S. Army.
Ulysses S. Grant
This day in 1903 marked the birth of this future big-band conductor and television host. ("An a vun, an a two...")
Lawrence Welk
On this day in 1938, German troops marched into this neighboring country to annex it for the Third Reich.
Austria
On this day in 1964, Jack Ruby was sentenced to death for the murder of this presidential assassin.
Lee Harvey Oswald
On this day in 1950, this bus - a favorite mode of transportation for hippies of the counterculture movement - went into production.
Volkswagen Bus
1824: Leland ______, American business tycoon and eponymous founder of a famous California university is born.
Stanford
On this day in 1926, the first selection for this _____-of-the-Month Club was published.
Book
1922: this American Beat writer and author of On the Road is born.
Jack Kerouac
On this day in 1950, the FBI published this list for the first time.
Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
1702: Irish pirate Anne ______ is born.
Bonny
1934: Yuri ______, Russian cosmonaut and 1st man in space (aboard Vostok 1) is born.
Gagarin
On this day in 1990, Mikhail ______ was elected president of the Soviet Union.
Gorbachev