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Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- 1999: Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees
- 1937: Howie Morenz - Montreal Canadiens
- 1930: William H. Taft - 27th American President
- 1874: Millard Fillmore - 13th American President
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
2009 NHL Art Ross Race
- Evgeni Malkin, PIT - 94 PTS
- Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 84 PTS
- Sidney Crosby, PIT - 82 PTS
- Zach Parise, NJ - 78 PTS
- Jarome Iginla, CGY - 78 PTS
NHL Leaders on this Day
- 2009: NHL - San Jose Sharks: (43-15-9-95 Pts)
- 2009: Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 47 Goals
- 2009: Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames - 39 WinsNHL.com: NHL Stat Leaders
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The 2000s
- 2001: The Republican-controlled House voted for an across-the-board tax cut of nearly $1 trillion over the next decade.
March 8 1983
1983: The House Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed a Nuclear Weapons freeze with U.S.S.R. However, in a speech to National Association of Evangelicals meeting, Ronald Reagan rejected this endorsement and declared the Soviet Union the "focus of evil in the modern world."
The 1970s
- 1971: Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden in New York City to retain the heavyweight boxing title.
March 8 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Bush is greeted with a wreath of flowers upon his arrival in India (2006)
- The Daily Show: Martha Stewart's Letter (2005)
- The Daily Show: The Martha Stewart verdict (2004)
- The Daily Show: Carell intently watches a Newton's Cradle (2001)
- The Daily Show: Splashdown (1999)
- The Daily Show: Bush declares John McCain the Republican Presidential nominee (2000)