March 8:
A.D. 1887: The telescoping steel fishing rod is patented.
A.D. 1910: The first licensed woman pilot, Baroness Raymonde de La Roche of Paris, receives her pilot's license.
A.D. 1918: The first case of Spanish Influenza appears, beginning a worldwide epidemic.
A.D. 1945: International Woman's Day is observed for the first time.