This Day In History
February 08
Mary Queen of Scots beheaded Peter the Great dies Former POW Timothy Bigelow is named colonel Yankees capture Roanoke Island Cleveland signs devastating Dawes Act into law Cleveland signs the Dawes Severalty Act The Russo-Japanese War begins Birth of a Nation opens U.S. Army resumes publication of Stars and Stripes First execution by lethal gas Americans secure Guadalcanal Britain's Indian Brigade begins guerrilla operations in Burma Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary sentenced John Grisham, author of legal thrillers, is born MACV established Operation Lam Son 719 begins New England digs out after blizzard Irish race horse stolen Jaguar founder dies Spud Webb wins dunk contest Del Shannon dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Jack Nicholson smashes windshield in episode of road rage
Mary Queen of Scots beheaded Peter the Great dies Former POW Timothy Bigelow is named colonel Yankees capture Roanoke Island Cleveland signs devastating Dawes Act into law Cleveland signs the Dawes Severalty Act The Russo-Japanese War begins Birth of a Nation opens U.S. Army resumes publication of Stars and Stripes First execution by lethal gas Americans secure Guadalcanal Britain's Indian Brigade begins guerrilla operations in Burma Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary sentenced John Grisham, author of legal thrillers, is born MACV established Operation Lam Son 719 begins New England digs out after blizzard Irish race horse stolen Jaguar founder dies Spud Webb wins dunk contest Del Shannon dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Jack Nicholson smashes windshield in episode of road rage
