It happenned on a… 8 March

Italy announces it is locking down northern region of Lombardy, including Milan, with 16 million people, as COVID-19 cases reach 5,800 with 233 deaths.

Asia-Pacific trade deal signed in Santiago, Chile by 11 countries including Canada.

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with 239 people loses contact and disappears, prompting the most expensive search effort in history and one of the most enduring aviation mysteries.

First flight of the Goodyear blimp.

Joe Frazier of Philadelphia wins decision in Madison Square Gardens over Muhammad Ali for Heavyweight Boxing Championship; Frazier and Ali collect $2,5 million apiece for the bout.

Daytona Beach Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.

International Women’s Day is launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women’s Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany.

The New York Stock Exchange is founded.