March 8th facts

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Russia has eight public holidays including the New Year, Christmas (January 7th), Defender of the Fatherland Day (Feb 23rd), International Women's Day (March 8th), National Flag Day (Aug. 22nd), Spring and Labour Day, Victory Day (May 9th), Russia Day (June 12th), and Unity Day (November 4th).

Melania Trump's first event that she hosted was the International Women's Day luncheon on March 8th, 2017.

In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 13 of the best facts about March 8th I managed to collect.

1. From the 18th of Feburary to 8th of March 1989 the Caracazo took place, where the president of Venezuela suspended numerous articles of the constitution (including the right to peaceful protest) and the police and military killed around 2,000 protesters

2. Raymonde de Laroche, the first woman to receive a pilot's license. She received it on March 8th, 1910 - International Women's Day

3. International Women's Day and the annual Be Nasty Day are both on March 8th.

4. Mother's Day in Albania is celebrated on March 8th because in the early 20th century a group of mothers who worked at a factory began going on strike, with March 8th being the date the factory shut down, with the workers trapped inside. A fire later broke out, killing 129 of the mothers.

5. 38 is a derogatory term for women in Chinese mandarin; this term came from the date of international women’s day (March 8th; 3rd month 8th day)

6. March 8th is also "Int'l Women's Collaboration Brew Day" - where women brewers come together to raise awareness of women in the brewing industry by crafting an annual beer.

7. Women's Day was observed on at least 4 different days in various countries before UN fixed it on 8th March in 1975 (International Women's Year).

8. TODAY I LEARNED INTERNATIONAL WOMEN"S DAY MARCH 8TH

9. Juice WRLD announces new album coming out on March 8th

10. 8th Academy Awards :The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5, 1936, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Frank Capra. This was the first year in which the gold statuettes were called "Oscars".

What is true about march 8th?

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The date of the International Women's Day was not set on March 8th to commemorate a repressed female workers strike in NY. This was a myth that surfaced in French Communist circles in the 1950s.