2014-02-08

Saturday, February  08, 2014

AP Highlight in History: 
On 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.

On this date in:

1693

A charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.

1837

The Senate selected Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky as vice president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.

1904

The Russo-Japanese War began.

1910

The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated.

1915

D.W. Griffith's silent movie epic about the Civil War, "The Birth of a Nation," premiered in Los Angeles.

1922

President Warren G. Harding had a radio installed in the White House.

1924

The first execution by gas in the United States took place at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City.

1968

Three college students died in a confrontation with highway patrolmen in Orangeburg, S.C., during a civil rights protest against a whites-only bowling alley.



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1971

NASDAQ, the world's first electronic stock exchange, held its first trading day.

1993

General 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.)

1999

The Senate heard closing arguments in President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial.

2007

Model and tabloid sensation Anna Nicole Smith died at age 39 of an accidental drug overdose.

2010

Michael 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.)

 

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Today's Birthdays:

Denver Broncos head coach John Fox turns 59 years old today.



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Name

Profession

Age

Jack Larson

Actor ("Adventures of Superman")

86

John Williams

Composer, conductor

82

Ted Koppel

Broadcast journalist

74

Nick Nolte

Actor

73

Robert Klein

Comedian

72

Creed Bratton

Actor ("The Office")

71

Brooke Adams

Actress

65

Vince Neil

Rock singer (Motley Crue)

53

Lisa Jackson

Former EPA administrator

52

Mary McCormack

Actress

45

Alonzo Mourning

Basketball player

44

Seth Green

Actor

40

Actress Mary Steenburgen turns 61 years old today.



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