A Day in the Past · history worksheet
On this day: 8 March
Name: Class: Date:
1. What happened on 8 March?
- 1702 Anne became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her…
- 1775 An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African…
- 1801 War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under…
- 1859 Born: Kenneth Grahame
- 1916 World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of…
- 1942 World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces capture Rangoon, Burma from the…
- 1943 Born: Lynn Redgrave
- 1978 BBC Radio 4 began broadcasting Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the…
2. How long ago?
This year is 2026. Work out how many years ago each thing happened.
| Year | What happened | Sum | Years ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1702 | Anne became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her… | 2026 − 1702 = | |
| 1801 | War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under… | 2026 − 1801 = | |
| 1916 | World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of… | 2026 − 1916 = | |
| 1943 | Born: Lynn Redgrave | 2026 − 1943 = |
3. Put them in order
Write 1 next to the oldest event, then 2, 3 and so on up to the newest. Use list 1 to help you!
- An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African…
- Anne became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her…
- World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of…
- War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under…
4. Quick quiz
In which year did this happen: “Anne became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her”?
- A. 2004
- B. 1916
- C. 1702
In which year did this happen: “World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces capture Rangoon, Burma from the”?
- A. 1957
- B. 2004
- C. 1942
Which of these happened first?
- A. World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces capture Rangoon, Burma from the
- B. BBC Radio 4 began broadcasting Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the
- C. Anne became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her
5. Draw it!
Draw your favourite event from 8 March. Then write a sentence about why you chose it.
Answers for teachers
How long ago: 1702 → 324 years; 1801 → 225 years; 1916 → 110 years; 1943 → 83 years.
Order: 1 = Anne became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her… (1702), 2 = An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African… (1775), 3 = War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under… (1801), 4 = World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of… (1916).
Quiz: 1. C (1702); 2. C (1942); 3. C (Anne became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her).