Today in History 8th March

Hello fellow time travellers....lets take a look at what was making the news on this very day.

1775: Thomas Paine publishes "African Slavery in America", the first anti slavery artical published in America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJbGgZowCcA

1911: International Womans Day is launched by Clara Zetkin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FG67nkHAVw

1978: The first episode of Douglas Adams' "Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy" is broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjMqoLBIaek&list=PL8B0E11D798B2314C

1979: Phillips demonstrate the Compact Disc for the first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwrU8s-M-gc

2014 Air Malaysia flight 370 disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhr6BOyeX38

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