Difference between revisions of "February 8"
MyWikiBiz, Author Your Legacy — Friday April 19, 2024
Jump to navigationJump to search (* 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated) |
(linking) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''February 8''' in history: | '''February 8''' in history: | ||
| − | + | * 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 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 | * 1904, the Russo-Japanese War, a conflict over control of Manchuria and Korea, began as Japanese forces attacked Port Arthur | ||
| Line 10: | Line 9: | ||
* 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 | ||
| − | * 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 | + | * 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 |
* 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 | ||
| Line 16: | Line 15: | ||
* 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 | ||
| − | * 2002, the Taliban's foreign minister (Mullah Abdul Wakil Muttawakil) turned himself in to authorities in Afghanistan | + | * 2002, the Taliban's foreign minister (Mullah Abdul Wakil Muttawakil) turned himself in to authorities in [[Directory:Afghanistan|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 | * 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 | ||
[[Category:February]] [[Category:Days of the Year]] | [[Category:February]] [[Category:Days of the Year]] | ||
Revision as of 16:26, 8 February 2008
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
