History for February 8

History for February 8 - On-This-Day.com

Birth anniversary of Jules Verne, Father of Science Fiction (1828-1905).

Birth anniversary General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-91).

In 1587 Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringhay, England.

Happy Birthday! Brooke Adams, John Grisham, Nick Nolte

1861 - A Cheyenne delegation and some Arapaho leaders accepted a new settlement (Treaty of Fort Wise) with the U.S. Federal government. The deal ceded most of their land but secured a 600-square mile reservation and annuity payments.
 

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. 


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

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.