FEBRUARY 8TH
- TODAY IS NATIONAL BOY SCOUTS DAY
- TODAY IS IOWA APPRECIATION DAY
- TODAY IS NATIONAL KITE FLYING DAY
BIRTHDAYS:
- GENERAL WILLIAM SHERMAN (1820-1891)
- JULES VERNE (1828-1905)
- LANA TURNER (1920-1995)
- AUDREY MEADOWS (1922-1996)
- JACK LEMMON (1925-2001)
- JAMES DEAN (1931-1955)
- JOHN WILLIAMS (1932, 86)
- TED KOPPEL (1940, 78)
- NICK NOLTE (1941, 77)
- JOHN GRISHAM (1955, 63)
- GARY COLEMAN (1968-2010)
- SETH GREEN (1974, 44)
- BETHANY HAMILTON (1990, 28)
ON THIS DAY:
- IN 1587, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS IS BEHEADED AT 44
- IN 1693, WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE IS CHARTERED IN VIRGINIA
- IN 1725, PETER THE GREAT DIES OF UREMIA AT 52
- IN 1895, TCHAIKOVSKY’S VERSION OF “SWAN LAKE” PREMIERES IN ST. PETERSBURG
- IN 1905, 10,000 PEOPLE DIE WHEN A CYCLONE HITS TAHITI
- IN 1910, WILLIAM BOYCE INCORPERATES THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
- IN 1915, D.W. GRIFFITH DEBUTS “BIRTH OF A NATION” IN LOS ANGELES
- IN 1924, GEE JOHN IS THE FIRST AMERICAN EXECUTED VIA A GAS CHAMBER IN NEVADA
- IN 1930, BENNY MEREOFF HITS #1 WITH “HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN”
- IN 1936, THE NFL HAS ITS FIRST EVER DRAFT
- IN 1942, CONGRESS SENDS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT A DECLARATION RECOMMENDING JAPANESE INTERNMENT TO KEEP THEM FROM OPPOSING THE US WAR EFFORT
- IN 1945, PAUL BROWN IS HIRED TO COACH A NEW EXPANSION FOOTBALL TEAM WHICH WOULD BE NAMED AFTER HIM IN CLEVELAND
- IN 1960, BILL RUSSELL OF THE BOSTON CELTICS IS THE FIRST BASKETBALL PLAYER TO EVER HAVE 50 REBOUNDS IN ONE GAME
- IN 1960, CONGRESS OPENS HEARINGS ON THE PAYOLA SCANDAL
- IN 1963, THE DALLAS TEXANS MOVE AND BECOME THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
- IN 1965, THE SUPREMES RELEASE “STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE”
- IN 1968, CHARLTON HESTON’S “PLANET OF THE APES” OPENS
- IN 1969, THE LAST EDITION OF THE SATURDAY EVENING POST IS PRINTED
- IN 1969, A ONE TON METEORITE LANDS IN CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO
- IN 1971, THE NASDAQ STOCK INDEX DEBUTS
- IN 1973, THE SENATE NAMES A SEVEN PERSON WATERGATE PANEL
- IN 1974, CBS DEBUTS “GOOD TIMES”
- IN 1975, BOB DYLAN’S ALBUM “BLOOD ON THE TRACKS” DEBUTS AT #1
- IN 1976, MARTIN SCORSESE’S “TAXI DRIVER” OPENS
- IN 1977, LARRY FLYNT IS CHARGED WITH OBSCENITY FOR PUBLISHING HUSTLER
- IN 1980, DAVID BOWIE DIVORCES HIS FIRST WIFE ANGELA
- IN 1981, SCOTT HAMILTON WINS THE US MALE FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP
- IN 1983, WAYNE GRETZKY SETS AN NHL RECORD BY SCORING FOUR GOALS IN 1 PERIOD
- IN 1984, THE WINTER GAMES IN SARAJEVO, YUGOSLAVIA OPEN
- IN 1986, SPUD WEBB WINS THE NBA SLAM DUNK CONTEST AT 5’7”
- IN 1986, BILLY OCEAN GOES TO #1 WITH “WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH”
- IN 1990, 60 MINUTES SUSPENDS ANDY ROONEY FOR MAKING RACIALLY AND SEXUALLY INSENSITIVE REMARKS. AFTER RATINGS DROP 20% HE RETURNS AFTER FOUR WEEKS
- IN 1991, ROGER CLEMENS SETS A RECORD WITH A $5 MILLION RED SOX CONTRACT
- IN 1992, RIGHT SAID FRED GOES TO #1 WITH “I’M TOO SEXY”
- IN 1993, GENERAL MOTORS SUES NBC OVER A “DATELINE NBC” STORY WHICH RIGGED CAR AND TRUCK CRASHES TO SHOW GM PICKUPS WERE PRONE TO CATCH ON FIRE
- IN 1994, JACK NICHOLSON ATTACKS A CAR WITH A GOLF CLUB
- IN 1996, THE CLEVELAND BROWNS ARE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MOVE TO BALTIMORE BUT NOT TO TAKE THE NAME “THE BROWNS” WITH THEM.
- IN 1996, CONGRESS PASSES THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT
- IN 1998, WOMEN’S HOCKEY IS ADDED TO THE WINTER OLYMPICS. THE NHL ALSO SUSPENDS ITS SEASON FOR THE FIRST TIME TO LET PLAYERS PLAY IN SALT LAKE CITY
- IN 2005, LEADERS OF ISREAL AND PALESTINE DECLARE “A NEW ERA OF PEACE”
- IN 2007, ANNA NICOLE SMITH DIES SUDDENLY OF UNKNOWN CAUSES AT 39
- IN 2009, RIHANNA CANCELS HER GRAMMY APPEARANCE AFTER BEING ASSAULTED BY CHRIS BROWN OUTSIDE A PRE-GRAMMY PARTY
- IN 2017, JEFF SESSIONS IS CONFIRMED AS ATTORNEY GENERAL