February 8
February 8, 1587
Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded.
February 8, 1904
The Russo-Japanese war began when the Japanese launched
a surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur in northeast
China.
February 8, 1915
D.W. Griffith's controversial epic, The Birth of a Nation,
premiered in Los Angeles.
February 8, 1960
The payola (pay for broadcast airplay) hearings opened
in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dick Clark would testify in
April.
February 8, 1980
President Jimmy Carter revealed his plan to reinstate
selective service draft registration.