National Unity Consultative Council
Twenty-eight political institutions in Myanmar establish the National Unity Consultative Council, a historic alliance of ethnic armed organizations...
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Kit Connor
Kit Connor, English actor
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared, leading to one of the largest and most mysterious aviation searches in...
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any."
Alice Walker
International Women's Day
International Women's Day marches in Mexico become violent with 62 police officers and 19 civilians injured in Mexico City alone.
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Alice Walker
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any."
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International Women's Collaboration Brew Day
International Women's Day, and its related observances:
International Women's Collaboration Brew Day
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March 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day:
March 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Edward King (bishop of Lincoln)
Christian feast day:
Edward King (Church of England)
2025
1 yrs ago
Died
2025
Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard, South African actor, director, and playwright (born 1932)
2021
5 yrs ago
On This Day
2021
National Unity Consultative Council
Twenty-eight political institutions in Myanmar establish the National Unity Consultative Council, a historic alliance of ethnic armed organizations and democratically elected leaders, in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
On This Day
2021
International Women's Day
International Women's Day marches in Mexico become violent with 62 police officers and 19 civilians injured in Mexico City alone.
2020
6 yrs ago
2019
7 yrs ago
Died
2019
Cedrick Hardman
Cedrick Hardman, American football player and actor (born 1948)
2018
8 yrs ago
On This Day
2018
Aurat March
The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) is held on International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then held annually across Pakistan, and the feminist slogan "Mera Jism Meri Marzi" (My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence, came into vogue in Pakistan.
