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| == '''February 8''' in history: == | | == '''February 8''' in history: == |
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− | * 1837, the Senate selected the vice president of the [[Directory:United States of America|United States]], choosing Richard Mentor Johnson after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes | + | * 1837, the Senate selected the [[vice president]] of the [[Directory:United States of America|United States]], choosing Richard Mentor Johnson after no candidate received a majority of [[electoral votes]] |
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− | * 1904, the Russo-Japanese War, a conflict over control of Manchuria and Korea, began as Japanese forces attacked Port Arthur | + | * 1904, the [[Russo-Japanese War]], a conflict over control of Manchuria and Korea, began as Japanese forces attacked Port Arthur |
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| * 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated | | * 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated |
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− | * 1915, D.W. Griffith's groundbreaking and controversial silent movie epic about the Civil War, "The Birth of a Nation," premiered in Los Angeles | + | * 1915, D.W. Griffith's groundbreaking and controversial [[silent movie]] epic about the Civil War, "The Birth of a Nation," premiered in Los Angeles |
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− | * 1924, the first execution by gas in the United States took place at the [[Directory:Nevada|Nevada]] State Prison in Carson City as Gee Jon, a Chinese immigrant convicted of murder, was put to death | + | * 1924, the [[first execution]] by gas in the United States took place at the [[Directory:Nevada|Nevada]] State Prison in Carson City as Gee Jon, a Chinese immigrant convicted of murder, was put to death |
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− | * 1974, the last three-man crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth after spending 84 days in space | + | * 1974, the last three-man crew of the [[Skylab space station]] returned to Earth after spending 84 days in space |
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| * 1978, the deliberations of the Senate were broadcast on radio for the first time as members opened debate on the Panama Canal treaties | | * 1978, the deliberations of the Senate were broadcast on radio for the first time as members opened debate on the Panama Canal treaties |