Trevor WholohanA Day in History, Jokes and World Records February 8th
February 8th 2007 01:35
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1692 - A doctor in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony declares that three teenage girls are under domination of Satan, leading to the Salem witch trials.
1837 - Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President chosen by the U.S. Senate.
1887 - Aurora Ski Club of Red Wing MN became the 1st US ski club
1910 - The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
1922 - President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the White House.
1924 - Death penalty: The first state execution using gas takes place in Nevada.
1930 - "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1
1935 - 1st NFL draft; Jay Berwanger of University of Chicago is 1st pick (by Eagles)
1942 - Congress advises FDR that, Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn't oppose the US war effort
1943 - Battle of Stalingrad - Soviet Army encircles the troops of Paulus. The Germans surrender.
1943 - Battle of Guadalcanal - United States forces defeat Japanese troops.
1945 - Allied air attack on Goch/Kleef/Kalkar/Reichswald
1952 - Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the British throne. George VI, had died on Feb 6.
1958 - French planes bomb Sakiet Tunisia, 75 die
1963 - AFL's Dallas Texans become Kansas City Chiefs
1963 - The Kennedy administration prohibited travel to Cuba and made financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens.
1965 - Supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love"
1969 - The last weekly issue of the Saturday Evening Post hits magazine stands.
1969 - Meteorite weighing over 1 ton falls in Chihuahua, México
1971 - The Nasdaq stock market index debuts.
1971 - South Vietnamese troops invade Laos
1974 - Ringo Starr releases "You're 16"
1974 - "Good Times" debuts on CBS TV
1975 - 1800 Unification church couples' wed in Korea
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.
1989 - 2 inches(5 cm) of snow falls in outskirts of Los Angeles
1991 - Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract.
1993 - GM sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires
1996 - The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
1998 - First female ice hockey game in Olympic history: Finland beats Sweden 6-0.
2005 - Israel and Palestinians agree to cease-fire.
Famous Birthday’s, February 8th
1924 - Audrey Meadows Wu Chang China, actress (Alice-Honeymooners)
1925 - Jack Lemmon Boston MA, actor (The Odd Couple, Grumpier Old Men)
1931 - James Dean Marion IN, stage/film actor (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause)
1940 - Nick Nolte Omaha NB, actor (Under Fire, Teachers, 48 Hours, North Dallas 40)
1940 - Ted Koppel Lancashire England, newscaster (ABC Nightline)
1955 - Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart wrestler (WWF/WCW/NJPW/CWFI/Calgary)
1961 - Vince Neil [Wharton] California, rock vocalist (Mötley Crüe-Girls Girls Girls)
1966 - Gary Coleman Zion IL, actor (Arnold-Diff'rent Strokes)
1974 - Seth Green, actor(Austin Powers 1&2, Knockaround Guy’s, Without a Paddle)
Famous Death’s
1725 - Peter I "the Great" Romanov czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52
1924 - Gee John US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies
Joke of the Day
Simple Operation
A man was wheeling himself frantically down the hall of the hospital in his wheelchair, just before his operation. A nurse stopped him and asked, "What's the matter?"
He said, "I heard the nurse say, 'It's a very simple operation, don't worry, I'm sure it will be all right.'" "She was just trying to comfort you, what's so frightening about that?"
"She wasn't talking to me. She was talking to the doctor!"
Criminal Masterminds
When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motorhome parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he had bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find an ill man curled up next to a motorhome near spilled sewage.
A police spokesperson said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his hose into the motorhome's sewage tank by mistake.
The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.
World Records
Oldest Barefoot Waterskier
George Blair(USA) born January 22, 1915 successfully waterskied barefoot on lake Florence, Winter Haven Florida at the age of 87 years 18 days on February 10, 2002.
Longest Working career as a Bartender
Angelo Cammarata(USA) started his career as a bartender on April 7, 1933 when Prohibition was repealed. He served beer at his family’s grocery store on the stroke of midnight and was still working in his own bar in July 1998 - 69 years later.
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