Event of Interest
1902 A United States court of appeals rules that Thomas Edison did not invent the movie camera
Thomas Edison
Event of Interest
1909 Jack Johnson fights Victor McLaglen to no decision in 6 for box title
Victor McLaglen
Academy Awards
1938 10th Academy Awards: "The Life of Emile Zola", Spencer Tracy & Luise Rainer win
Spencer Tracy
Luise Rainer
Film Premier
1938 "Jezebel" film premieres directed by William Wyler, starring Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, from the play by Owen Davis
Bette Davis
Henry Fonda
Golden Globes
1948 5th Golden Globes: "Gentleman's Agreement", Ronald Colman, & Rosalind Russell win
Ronald Colman
Golden Globes
1960 17th Golden Globes: "Ben-Hur", Anthony Franciosa, & Elizabeth Taylor win
Elizabeth Taylor
Music Recording
1970 Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" & "I Can Do It"
Barbra Streisand
- 1977 CBS' premiere of "A Circle of Children", starring Jane Alexander and based on the life and book about this by Mary Mac Cracken
Film Premier
1978 "The Incredible Hulk", starring Bill Bixby as David Banner, premieres on CBS
Bill Bixby
Jack Kirby
Film and TV Awards
1982 8th People's Choice Awards: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field & Jane Fonda win (Motion Picture) and Alan Alda & Barbara Mandrell win (TV)
Television Premiere
1997 "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" created by Joss Whedon and starring Sarah Michelle Geller premieres on WB Television Network
Sarah Michelle Gellar
- 2000 16th Soap Opera Digest Awards - General Hospital wins
Music Awards
2007 21st Soul Train Music Awards: Jermaine Dupri, Jennifer Hudson win
Jennifer Hudson
Film Release
2015 "See You Again" released by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth commissioned by film "Furious 7" as tribute to Paul Walker (Billboard Song of the Year 2015)
Paul Walker
- 2016 Twelfth Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by CNN, held in Coral Gables, Florida
- 2018 Two girls aged 8 and 6 become the first female weightlifters to appear on Iranian television after a protest
March in History
Sinatra Snaps the Fight of the Century
Sinatra does it his way and secures a ringside seat as a photographer for the "Fight of the Century" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
March 8, 1971One-Man War Finally Ends
Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda finally surrendered on this day – nearly 30 years after the Second World War had ended.
March 9, 1974Mr. Watson come here, I want you
Alexander Graham Bell spoke only briefly by phone to his assistant on this day in 1876, but it proved to be a pioneering moment in telecoms history.
March 10, 1876Wave of Doubt over Britannia
The composer who put "Rule, Britannia!" to music was born on this day, but the original words are not quite what they bellow out at the Last Night of the Proms.
March 12, 1710
