JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<form id="date">
    <center>Test date <!-- missing end tag </center> -->
</form>
<form id="refresh">
    <center>Test Refresh</center>
</form>
<p>Date form submitted: <span id="dateWatch"></span></p>
<p>Refresh form submitted: <span id="refreshWatch"></span></p>

JavaScript

var date = document.getElementById("date"),
    refresh = document.getElementById("refresh"),
    dateWatch = document.getElementById("dateWatch"),
    refreshWatch = document.getElementById("refreshWatch");

$(date).submit(function (event) {
	event.preventDefault();
    dateWatch.innerHTML = "yes!";
});

$(refresh).submit(function (event) {
	event.preventDefault();
    refreshWatch.innerHTML = "yes!";
});

$(refresh).submit();