Today in History – March 8 03/08/2016

1909 – The Bijou Theatre (oldest movie theater in Knoxville) opened.

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Bijou Theatre (oldest movie theater in Knoxville)

1958 – The battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) was decommissioned.

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Iowa Class Battleships USS Wisconsin (BB-64) and USS Iowa (BB-61)