MARCH 8 - 1576 – Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán. 1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded. 1862 – American Civil War: The iron-clad CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) is launched at Hampton Roads, Virginia. 1936 – Daytona Beach Road Course holds its first oval stock car race. 1937 – Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins. 1949 – Mildred Gillars (Axis Sally) is condemned to prison for treason. 1957 – Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis. 1978 – The first radio episode of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4. 1979 – Philips demonstrates the Compact Disc publicly for the first time.
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