February 8
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February 8 in history:
- 1837, the Senate selected the vice president of the United States, choosing Richard Mentor Johnson after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes
- 1904, the Russo-Japanese War, a conflict over control of Manchuria and Korea, began as Japanese forces attacked Port Arthur
- 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated
- 1915, D.W. Griffith's groundbreaking and controversial silent movie epic about the Civil War, "The Birth of a Nation," premiered in Los Angeles
- 1924, the first execution by gas in the United States took place at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City as Gee Jon, a Chinese immigrant convicted of murder, was put to death
- 1974, the last three-man crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth after spending 84 days in space
- 1978, the deliberations of the Senate were broadcast on radio for the first time as members opened debate on the Panama Canal treaties
- 2002, the Taliban's foreign minister (Mullah Abdul Wakil Muttawakil) turned himself in to authorities in Afghanistan
- 2003, Tens of thousands of Venezuelans marched in support of 9,000 oil workers fired for leading a two-month strike against President Hugo Chavez
Birthdays on February 8th
- Seth Green Actor 1974
- Alex Chiu Businessman 1971
- Alonzo Mourning Athlete 1970
- Gary Coleman Actor 1968
- Vince Neil Musician 1961
- John Grisham Writer 1955
- Michael Bergdahl Author 1954
- Mary Steenburgen Actress 1953
- Julia Barr Actress 1949
- Robert Klein Comedian 1942
- Terry Melcher Musician 1942
- Nick Nolte Actor 1941
- Ted Koppel Journalist 1940
- John Williams Composer 1932
- James Dean Actor 1931
- Neal Cassady Writer 1926
- Audrey Meadows Actress 1926
- Jack Lemmon Actor 1925
- Jack Lemon Actor 1925
- Lana Turner Actress 1920
- Elizabeth Bishop Poet 1911
- Jim Fraser Politician 1908
- Edith Evans Actress 1885
- Joseph A. Schumpeter Economist 1883
- Franz Marc Artist 1880
- Martin Buber Philosopher 1878
- Kate Chopin Author 1850
- Dmitri Mendeleev Scientist 1834
- Jules Verne Author 1828
- John A. Logan Soldier 1826
- Henry Walter Bates Environmentalist 1825
- William Tecumseh Sherman Soldier 1820
- John Ruskin Writer 1819
- Eliphas Levi Author 1810
- Robert Burton Writer 1577
