📅 March 8 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on March 8? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1010The poet Ferdowsi finished the "Shahnameh," the great book of Persian legends
- 1910Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to get a pilot’s license
- 1950Volkswagen started making its famous VW Bus
- 1979Pictures from Voyager 1 proved there are volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io
🎂 Born on March 8
- 🐸 Kenneth Grahame (1859) — author of "The Wind in the Willows"
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March 8 quiz
In what year? 📜 The poet Ferdowsi finished the "Shahnameh," the great book of Persian legends
In what year? ✈️ Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to get a pilot’s license
In what year? 🚐 Volkswagen started making its famous VW Bus
Which famous person was born on March 8?