Monday, February 08, 2016

History for February 8

History for February 8 - On-This-Day.com:
William Tecumsen Sherman 1820 - Union General during U.S. Civil War, Jules Verne 1828, Lana Turner 1921 


Jack Lemmon 1925, James Dean 1931, John Williams 1932 - Composer, conductor 


1861 - The Confederate States of America was formed. 


1896 - The Western Conference was formed by representatives of Midwestern universities. The group changed its name to the Big 10 Conference. 


1904 - The Russo-Japanese War began with Japan attacking Russian forces in Manchuria. 


1910 - William D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America. 


1963 - The Kennedy administration prohibited travel to Cuba and made financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens. 


1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced a plan to re-introduce draft registration. 


1985 - "The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television. 


1993 - General Motors sued NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" had rigged two car-truck crashes to show that some GM pickups were prone to fires after certain types of crashes. The suit was settled the following day by NBC. 

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