The first International Women’s Day was celebrated.
The day is celebrated to encourage equality between men and women.
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The first official rock festival took place in the Soviet Union.
The hashtag #5secondsofsummer trended worldwide for the first time on Twitter.
The United States military banned smoking in the workplace.
The world's richest tennis player, Martina Navratilova, became the first to make $10 million.
The Dutch East Indies colony surrendered the island of Java to Imperial Japanese forces.