On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members, loses contact with air traffic control less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, then veers off course and disappears.

On March 8, 2004, Iraq’s Governing Council reached a significant milestone by signing an interim constitution, a pivotal moment in the nation’s tumultuous transition toward democracy following the 2003 U.

On March 8, 1999, the world of baseball mourned the loss of one of its greatest legends, Joe DiMaggio, who passed away at the age of 84 in Hollywood, Florida.

On March 8, 1993, the Music Television Network (MTV) airs the first episode of the animated series “Beavis and Butt-Head,” which will go on to become the network’s highest-rated series up to that point.

A nuclear accident at a Japan Atomic Power Company plant in Tsuruga, Japan, exposes 59 workers to radiation on March 8, 1981.

Sinatra does it his way and secures a ringside seat as a photographer for the "Fight of the Century" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.

Harold Lloyd, Legendary Silent Film Comedian, Dies at 77 Beverly Hills, California - Harold Lloyd, the iconic silent film comedian renowned for his innovative work during the golden age of cinema, passed away on March 8, 1971, at the age of 77.

On March 8, 1971, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier meet for the “Fight of the Century” at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The USS Henrico, the USS Union and the USS Vancouver, carrying the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade under Brig.

Following Israel’s withdrawal from occupied Egyptian territory, the Suez Canal is reopened to international traffic.