March 8
What happened on March 8 in history
3 events fall on March 8, from 1618 to 1971. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
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Events on March 8
1618
Kepler finds his third law
The relationship between orbital period and distance is worked out.
1917
The February Revolution begins
Bread queues and strikes in Petrograd start the revolution that topples the tsar.
1971
The Fight of the Century
Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali over fifteen rounds at Madison Square Garden.