March 8

On This Day In History
	1702: British throne ascended by Anne On this day in 1702, Anne became the last Stuart monarch of Great Britain, having earlier acquiesced to the Act of Settlement of 1701, which designated as her successors the Hanoverian descendants of King James I.
Anne of England, oil on canvas attributed to Michael Dahl, c. 1690
Biography Of The Day
	Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., born this day in 1841, was a U.S. Supreme Court justice and legal historian who advocated judicial restraint, arguing that speech could be limited only if it was a “clear and present danger.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
More Events On This Day In History
	1971 American boxer Joe Frazier retained his world heavyweight championship by winning a 15-round decision over former champion Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1942	1942 Japanese troops captured Rangoon, Burma (Yangôn, Myanmar) during World War II.
1917	1917 The U.S. Senate voted to limit filibusters by adopting the rule of cloture.
1917	1917 Rioting in St. Petersburg marked the beginning of the February Revolution and the first stage of the Russian Revolution.
1857	1857 Hundreds of women workers in New York City's garment and textile factories staged a strike against low wages, long working hours, and inhumane work conditions.