WHAT HAPPENED ON 8. SEPTEMBER
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Treaty of San Francisco: In San Francisco, California, 48 nations sign a peace treaty with Japan in formal recognition of the end of the Pacific War. (8. September 1951)

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established. (8. September 1954)

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is established. (8. September 1959)

In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1). (8. September 1960)

Newly independent Algeria, by referendum, adopts a constitution. (8. September 1962)

Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, 9F locomotive 92220 Evening Star. (8. September 1962)

Pakistan Navy raids Indian coasts without any resistance in Operation Dwarka, Pakistan celebrates Victory Day annually. (8. September 1965)

The Severn Bridge is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. (8. September 1966)

The first Star Trek series premieres on NBC. (8. September 1966)

The formal end of steam traction in the North East of England by British Railways. (8. September 1967)

In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass. (8. September 1971)

Watergate Scandal: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office. (8. September 1974)

Gays in the military: US Air Force Tech Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "I Am A Homosexual". He is given a general discharge, which was later upgraded to honorable. (8. September 1975)

Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires. (8. September 1988)

Partnair Flight 394 drove into the North Sea, killing 55 people. The investigation showed that the tail of the plane vibrated loose in flight due to sub-standard connecting bolts that had been fraudulently sold as aircraft-grade. (8. September 1989)

The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent. (8. September 1991)

USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard; resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering manufacturing practices in the industry. (8. September 1994)

NASA's unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open. (8. September 2004)

Two EMERCOM Il-76 aircraft land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America. (8. September 2005)

11 people are killed in a train collision in Iași County, Romania. (8. September 2013)