Tuesday, February 08, 2022

History for February 8

History for February 8 - On-This-Day.com
Jules Verne 1828
  • 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.
  • 1952 - Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the British throne. Her father, George VI, had died on February 6.
  • 1963 - The Kennedy administration prohibited travel to Cuba and made financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens.
  • 1971 - The Nasdaq stock-market index debuted.
  • 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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