13. 1855
On March 8, 1855, the Niagara Falls Railway Suspension Bridge carries a train across the gorge, becoming the world’s first operational suspension railway bridge and a landmark proof that long-span suspension structures could support heavy rail traffic.
14. 1855
Karl von Goebel is born on March 8, 1855. The German botanist clarified fundamental principles of plant morphology and physiology, helping integrate structural and ecological thinking into modern botanical science.
15. 1866
Piotr Lebedev is born on March 8, 1866. The Russian physicist later showed experimentally that light exerts pressure on matter, confirming a key prediction of Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory and advancing radiation physics.