Notable Birthdays for March 8
Hannah Hoes (1783-1819) - Future First Lady (President Van Buren).
Matthew Calbraith Butler (1836-1909) - Major General for the Confederate Army.
Alvan Clark (1804-1887) - Astronomer and who invented the Dearborn Observatory telescope.
Josephine Cochrane (1839-1913) - Inventor of the automatic dishwasher.
LaMarcus Thompson (1848-1919) - Considered to be the "Father of the American roller coaster."
Joseph Lee (1862-1937) - Considered the "Father of Playgrounds Movement."
Frederic Goudy (1865-1947) - Type designer is the inventor of Goudy Old Style.
Alan Hale Jr. (1921-1990) - Actor fondly remembered for playing the character Skipper on Gilligan's Island.
Micky Dolenz (1945-Still Living) - Singer and drummer for the band The Monkeys.
Randy Meisner (1946-2023) - Musician and founding member of the Eagles.
Michael S. Hart (1947-2011) - Inventor of the E-Book.
Peggy March (1948-Still Living) - Singer of the one-hit wonder I Will Follow Him.
Lester Holt (1959-Still Living) - Journalist and t.v. personality.
Memorable Events for march 8
1817 - The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
1884 - Susan B. Anthony addresses the House Judiciary Committee advocating for a woman's right to vote.
1934 - Edwin Hubble shares a photo galaxies larger than the amount of stars found in the Milky Way.
1945 - The first International Women's Day is observed around the world.
1965 - The first U.S. combat forces arrive in Vietnam.
