February 8th in History
February 8th in History
- 1725: Catherine the Great becomes the Empress of Russia
- 1924: Gas chamber used for the first time in an American state prison
- 1926: Walt Disney Studios is formed
- 1942: Congress advises FDR that Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn't oppose the US war effort
- 1969: Last edition of Saturday Evening Post, which used to carry Norman Rockwell covers.
- 1969: First test flight of the Boeing 747 Jumbo jet
- 1973: Senate names seven members to investigate Watergate scandal
- 1974: The US spacestation, Skylab, crashes back to Earth, breaking up in the atmosphere
February 8th birthdays
- 1819: John Ruskin, English writer and artist
- 1820: William Sherman, US general whom the 'Sherman Tank' was named after
- 1828: Jules Verne, French author
- 1920: Lana Turner, American film actress
- 1925: Jack Lemmon, Veteran American film actor
- 1931: James Dean, American film actor ('Rebel Without A Cause')
- 1932: John Williams, US film score writer
