March 8
It's March 8th
On this day in 1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
In 1950 – The iconic Volkswagen Type 2 "Bus" begins production.
In 1979 – Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time.
In 2001 – Space Shuttle Discovery launches, carrying the Expedition 2 crew to the International Space Station.
Birthdays:
Kat Von D
as Vanya in "The Bleeding"
Milana Vayntrub
as Cecily in "Werewolves Within"
Camryn Manheim
as Betty in "Deadly Whispers"
Aidan Quinn
on Tubi
Gary Numan
Billy Childs
Clive Burr
Steve James
Peggy March
Mel Galley
Michael S. Hart
Credited with the invention of the e-book, and founded Project Gutenberg, the first project to make e-books freely available via the Internet.
Anselm Kiefer
"On the Rhine"
Micky Dolenz
as himself in "Head"
as Vance in "Night of the Strangler"
Carol Bayer Sager
Lynn Redgrave
as Yvonne in "Smashing Time"
on Tubi
Susan Clark
as Mary Jan Kelley in "Murder by Decree"
as Paula West in "Deadly Companion" aka "Double Negative"
Richard Fariña
"Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me"
George Coleman
Gerald Potterton
Anthony Caro
Shigeru Mizuki
Cyd Charisse
as Shelley North in "Assassination in Rome"
as Atsil in "Warlords of Atlantis"
Alan Hale Jr.
as the Skipper in "Gilligan's Island"
as Sherrif Townsend in "The Crawling Hand"
as Sherrif Jones in "The Giant Spider Invasion"
as Jake Nelson in "Terror Night" aka "Bloody Movie"
as Desk Sergeant in "Johnny Dangerously"
Claire Trevor
as Terry Cordell in "Crack-Up"
Colin Campbell Cooper
"Beauvais Cathedral"
On this day in 1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
In 1950 – The iconic Volkswagen Type 2 "Bus" begins production.
In 1979 – Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time.
In 2001 – Space Shuttle Discovery launches, carrying the Expedition 2 crew to the International Space Station.
Birthdays:
Kat Von D
as Vanya in "The Bleeding"
Milana Vayntrub
as Cecily in "Werewolves Within"
Camryn Manheim
as Betty in "Deadly Whispers"
Aidan Quinn
on Tubi
Gary Numan
Billy Childs
Clive Burr
Steve James
Peggy March
Mel Galley
Michael S. Hart
Credited with the invention of the e-book, and founded Project Gutenberg, the first project to make e-books freely available via the Internet.
Anselm Kiefer
"On the Rhine"
Micky Dolenz
as himself in "Head"
as Vance in "Night of the Strangler"
Carol Bayer Sager
Lynn Redgrave
as Yvonne in "Smashing Time"
on Tubi
Susan Clark
as Mary Jan Kelley in "Murder by Decree"
as Paula West in "Deadly Companion" aka "Double Negative"
Richard Fariña
"Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me"
George Coleman
Gerald Potterton
Anthony Caro
Shigeru Mizuki
Cyd Charisse
as Shelley North in "Assassination in Rome"
as Atsil in "Warlords of Atlantis"
Alan Hale Jr.
as the Skipper in "Gilligan's Island"
as Sherrif Townsend in "The Crawling Hand"
as Sherrif Jones in "The Giant Spider Invasion"
as Jake Nelson in "Terror Night" aka "Bloody Movie"
as Desk Sergeant in "Johnny Dangerously"
Claire Trevor
as Terry Cordell in "Crack-Up"
Colin Campbell Cooper
"Beauvais Cathedral"
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