March 8, 1796 - The U.S. Supreme Court issues its first ruling on the constitutionality of congressional law. Its decision in Hylton V. United States that the carriage tax is constitutional.

March 8, 1857 - In an attempt to demand better pay and working conditions, garment workers in New York City stage a protest. Police are called and force them to stop.

-----  Thank you for visiting Today in American History from the www.AmericanPatriotWeb.com!   -----

 

March 8, 1862 - The Confederate run ironclad Virginia (also known as the Merrimac) sinks a frigate, runs one aground, and destroys a wooden sloop. The Union fleet had been sailing off Newport News, Virginia, when they were attacked.

March 8, 1933 - The musical 42nd Street makes its premiere.
 

"I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity, in important things, diversity, in all things, generosity."- George H W Bush