Birthday February 08, 1612 Samuel Butler, English poet & satirist (Hudibras)
Birthday February 08, 1819 John Ruskin, writer & critic & artist & Gothic Revivalist
Birthday February 08, 1820 William Tecumseh Sherman, Civil War general ("War is hell")
Birthday February 08, 1828 Jules Verne, in France--pioneered sci-fi (From the Earth to the Moon)
Birthday February 08, 1885 Dame Edith Evans
Birthday February 08, 1906 Chester F Carlson, invented xerography (xeroxing)
Birthday February 08, 1914 Gypsy Rose Lee, in Seattle Washington & the stripper
Birthday February 08, 1920 Lana Turner, Actress in Wallace Idaho
Birthday February 08, 1925 Jack Lemmon, Actor (Days of Wine & Roses & Missing)
Birthday February 08, 1931 James Dean, stage & film Actor (Giant & Rebel Without a Cause)
Birthday February 08, 1940 Ted Koppel, newscaster (ABC)
Birthday February 08, 1949 Brook Adams, Actress
Birthday February 08, 1955 John Grisham, author of legal thrillers, is born
Birthday February 08, 1968 Gary Coleman, Actor
History February 08, 1587 Mary - Queen of Scots beheaded
History February 08, 1587 Mary Queen of Scots beheaded
History February 08, 1672 Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London
History February 08, 1693 Charter granted for College of William & Mary - 2nd college in US
History February 08, 1725 Peter the Great dies
History February 08, 1777 Former POW Timothy Bigelow is named colonel
History February 08, 1861 Confederate States of America organized in Montgomery - Ala
History February 08, 1862 Battle of Roanoke Island
History February 08, 1883 Louis Waterman begins experiments that invent the fountain pen
History February 08, 1887 Cleveland signs devastating Dawes Act into law
History February 08, 1887 Cleveland signs the Dawes Severalty Act
History February 08, 1904 The Russo-Japanese War begins
History February 08, 1910 Boy Scouts of America founded
History February 08, 1911 US helps to overthrow Miguel D vila - president of Honduras
History February 08, 1915 Birth of a Nation opens
History February 08, 1918 U.S. Army resumes publication of Stars and Stripes
History February 08, 1922 Radio arrives in the White House
History February 08, 1924 First execution by lethal gas
History February 08, 1926 Walt Disney Studios formed
History February 08, 1943 Britain's Indian Brigade begins guerrilla operations in Burma
History February 08, 1949 Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary sentenced
History February 08, 1957 SF Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall
History February 08, 1962 MACV established
History February 08, 1969 Meteorite weighing over one ton is recovered in Chihuahua - Mexico
History February 08, 1971 Operation Lam Son 719 begins
History February 08, 1974 Skylab 4's astronauts land
History February 08, 1975 Caps only got one shot in a period against the Islanders
History February 08, 1977 Earthquake in SF - at 5.0 - strongest since 1966
History February 08, 1978 New England digs out after blizzard
History February 08, 1983 Irish race horse stolen
History February 08, 1984 Soyuz T-10 is launched
History February 08, 1985 Jaguar founder dies
History February 08, 1986 Spud Webb wins dunk contest
History February 08, 1990 Del Shannon dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound
History February 08, 1994 Jack Nicholson smashes windshield in episode of road rage
February 08, 1612 Samuel Butler, English poet & satirist (Hudibras)
February 08, 1819 John Ruskin, writer & critic & artist & Gothic Revivalist
February 08, 1820 William Tecumseh Sherman, Civil War general ("War is hell")
February 08, 1828 Jules Verne, in France--pioneered sci-fi (From the Earth to the Moon)
February 08, 1885 Dame Edith Evans
February 08, 1906 Chester F Carlson, invented xerography (xeroxing)
February 08, 1914 Gypsy Rose Lee, in Seattle Washington & the stripper
February 08, 1920 Lana Turner, Actress in Wallace Idaho
February 08, 1925 Jack Lemmon, Actor (Days of Wine & Roses & Missing)
February 08, 1931 James Dean, stage & film Actor (Giant & Rebel Without a Cause)
February 08, 1940 Ted Koppel, newscaster (ABC)
February 08, 1949 Brook Adams, Actress
February 08, 1955 John Grisham, author of legal thrillers, is born
February 08, 1968 Gary Coleman, Actor
February 08, 1587 Mary - Queen of Scots beheaded
February 08, 1587 Mary Queen of Scots beheaded
February 08, 1672 Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London
February 08, 1693 Charter granted for College of William & Mary - 2nd college in US
February 08, 1725 Peter the Great dies
February 08, 1777 Former POW Timothy Bigelow is named colonel
February 08, 1861 Confederate States of America organized in Montgomery - Ala
February 08, 1862 Battle of Roanoke Island
February 08, 1883 Louis Waterman begins experiments that invent the fountain pen
February 08, 1887 Cleveland signs devastating Dawes Act into law
February 08, 1887 Cleveland signs the Dawes Severalty Act
February 08, 1904 The Russo-Japanese War begins
February 08, 1910 Boy Scouts of America founded
February 08, 1911 US helps to overthrow Miguel D vila - president of Honduras
February 08, 1915 Birth of a Nation opens
February 08, 1918 U.S. Army resumes publication of Stars and Stripes
February 08, 1922 Radio arrives in the White House
February 08, 1924 First execution by lethal gas
February 08, 1926 Walt Disney Studios formed
February 08, 1943 Britain's Indian Brigade begins guerrilla operations in Burma
February 08, 1949 Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary sentenced
February 08, 1957 SF Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall
February 08, 1962 MACV established
February 08, 1969 Meteorite weighing over one ton is recovered in Chihuahua - Mexico
February 08, 1971 Operation Lam Son 719 begins
February 08, 1974 Skylab 4's astronauts land
February 08, 1975 Caps only got one shot in a period against the Islanders
February 08, 1977 Earthquake in SF - at 5.0 - strongest since 1966
February 08, 1978 New England digs out after blizzard
February 08, 1983 Irish race horse stolen
February 08, 1984 Soyuz T-10 is launched
February 08, 1985 Jaguar founder dies
February 08, 1986 Spud Webb wins dunk contest
February 08, 1990 Del Shannon dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound
February 08, 1994 Jack Nicholson smashes windshield in episode of road rage