{"id":25314,"date":"2016-02-08T09:20:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T15:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=25314"},"modified":"2016-02-08T09:18:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T15:18:31","slug":"today-in-history-154","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=25314","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Monday, February\u00a0 08, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after being implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
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1693<\/td>\nA charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1837<\/td>\nThe Senate selected Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky as vice president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1904<\/td>\nThe Russo-Japanese War began.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1910<\/td>\nThe Boy Scouts of America was incorporated.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1915<\/td>\nD.W. Griffith’s silent movie epic about the Civil War, “The Birth of a Nation,” premiered in Los Angeles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1922<\/td>\nPresident Warren G. Harding had a radio installed in the White House.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1924<\/td>\nThe first execution by gas in the United States took place at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\nThree college students died in a confrontation with highway patrolmen in Orangeburg, S.C., during a civil rights protest against a whites-only bowling alley.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1971<\/td>\nNASDAQ, the world’s first electronic stock exchange, held its first trading day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nGeneral Motors sued NBC, alleging that the program “Dateline NBC” had rigged two crashes to show that GM pickups were prone to fires. (NBC settled the lawsuit the following day.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nThe Senate heard closing arguments in President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nModel and tabloid sensation Anna Nicole Smith died at age 39 of an accidental drug overdose.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nMichael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop superstar in Los Angeles Superior Court. (Murray was convicted and sentenced to four years in jail.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Highlights of This Day in History<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chicago Bears head coach John Fox turns 61 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jack Larson<\/td>\nActor (“Adventures of Superman”)<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Williams<\/td>\nComposer, conductor<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ted Koppel<\/td>\nBroadcast journalist<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Nolte<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert Klein<\/td>\nComedian<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creed Bratton<\/td>\nActor (“The Office”)<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brooke Adams<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vince Neil<\/td>\nRock singer (Motley Crue)<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lisa Jackson<\/td>\nFormer EPA administrator<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mary McCormack<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alonzo Mourning<\/td>\nBasketball player<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seth Green<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cecily Strong<\/td>\nActress, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”)<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actress Mary Steenburgen turns 63 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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