On this day in history - Today, March, 8

Today in History

• 1817 The New York Stock Exchange is founded

  The NYSE at 11 Wall Street in New York City is the world's largest stock exchange.

• 1910 Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman with a pilot's license

  The French aviatrix was also the first woman to fly solo. She died at the age of 36 when her experim

• 1971 In the Fight of the Century, Joe Frazier triumphs over Muhammad Ali

  Ali had been stripped of his World Heavyweight Champion title in 1967 for refusing to serve in the a

• 1978 The first episode of the radio comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is broadcast

  Douglas Adams' radio play was a major success with BBC Radio 4 listeners. The book version consistin

• 1979 The compact disc is presented to the public

  The CD was developed by Philips and Sony. The companies later collaborated to produce a standard for