March 8 Inventions in 1870 Elizabeth A. Burns, of Meadow Lake, patented an Improvement to roasting ores. Sports in 1935         A boxing match between Joe Lewis and Red Barry ended when Barry fell to the mat at San Francisco’s Dreamland before some 8,000 fans. Lewis won around $3,650 – Barry got about $1,200. Space shuttle in 1979  Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) […]