What Happened on Feb 8
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Jules Verne Is Born
Jules Verne, author of A Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days, was born... Read more
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The Dawes Act Is Passed
The Dawes Act was enacted on February 8, 1887 regarding the distribution of land to Native Americans in Oklahoma. Named after its sponsor, U.S.... Read more
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Battle of Port Arthur
The naval Battle of Port Arthur thus ended inconclusively. The Russians took 150 casualties to around 90 for the Japanese. Although no ship was... Read more
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Boy Scouts of America Founded
The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated February 8, 1910 under the laws of the District of Columbia Thirty-four national representatives... Read more
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W.D. Boyce founds the Boy Scouts of America
Boyce was lost on a foggy street in London in 1909 when an unknown Scout came to his aid, guiding him to his destination. The boy then refused... Read more
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Birth of a Nation Premieres
On Febuary 8, 1915, D.W. Griffith's controversial silent film, The Birth of a Nation, premiered in Los Angeles, California. Released under the... Read more
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Battle of Sarimbun Beach
The Battle of Sarimbun Beach was the first stage of the Japanese assault on Singapore in February 1942, during World War II. Sarimbun, in the west... Read more
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Anglo-Canadian Forces Begin Operation Veritable (Battle of the Reichswald)
Operation Veritable was a Second World War pincer movement conducted by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's 21st Army Group to clear and occupy the... Read more
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Operation Lam Son 719 Begins
The operation was conceived in doubt and assailed by skepticism, preceded in confusion. Read more
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Taxi Driver is Released
Taxi Driver is a 1976 film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. The movie is set in New York City, soon after the Vietnam War.... Read more
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Wayne Gretzky Sets All-Star Game Record with Four Goals in One Period
The 35th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on February 8, 1983, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, home... Read more
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The Azores Crash of 1989
An American charter jet carrying Italian vacationers to the Caribbean crashed into a fog-shrouded mountain in the Azores today while trying to land... Read more
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XVI Olympic Winter Games Held in Albertville, France
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was staged in 1992 in... Read more
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Mick Jagger Releases "Wandering Spirit"
Wandering Spirit is the third solo album by Mick Jagger and was released in 1993, Jagger's only solo album release of the 1990s. Jagger aimed to... Read more
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"The Cadillac, Part 1" - Season 7 Episode 14 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Cadillac" is an hour-long, two-part episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 124th and 125th episode and 14th and 15th episode for the 7th... Read more
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Edguy Releases "Kingdom of Madness"
Kingdom of Madness, released in 1997, is the second album by German power metal band Edguy, usually referred to as their "official" debut album... Read more
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MST3K Ep. 802 - "The Leech Woman"
An alcoholic middle-aged woman discovers the secret to renewed (albeit temporary) youth from an African tribe. She steals the tools used in the... Read more
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Boston University defeats Northeastern, 4-2
The fourth senior on Boston University's hockey team glided across the FleetCenter ice Monday night. Travis Roy joined the celebration following an... Read more
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XIX Olympic Winter Games Held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in February 2002 in... Read more
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U2 releases "All Because of You" single
"All Because of You" is a song by U2 which first appeared on their 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. It is also the fourth single from... Read more
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Aretha Franklin is Honored as MusiCares "Person of the Year"
On February 8, 2008, Franklin was honored as MusiCares "Person of the Year." Read more
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51st Grammy Awards
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA on February 8, 2009. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were the... Read more
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Blink-182 announces their reunion
At the 51st Grammy Awards ceremony on February 8, 2009, DeLonge, Hoppus, and Barker appeared onstage together for the first time since December... Read more