On Feb. 8, 1996, in a ceremony at the Library of Congress, President Clinton signed legislation revamping the telecommunications industry, saying it would "bring the future to our doorstep."
Go to article » On Feb. 8, 1878, Martin Buber, the German-Jewish religious philosopher, was born. Following his death on June 13, 1965, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1693 | A charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. |
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| 1837 | The Senate selected Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky as vice president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes. |
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| 1904 | The Russo-Japanese War began. |
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| 1910 | The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. |
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| 1915 | D.W. Griffith's silent movie epic about the Civil War, "The Birth of a Nation," premiered in Los Angeles. |
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| 1922 | President Warren G. Harding had a radio installed in the White House. |
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| 1924 | The first execution by gas in the United States took place at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City. |
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| 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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| 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.) |
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| 1999 | The Senate heard closing arguments in President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial. |
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| 2007 | Model and tabloid sensation Anna Nicole Smith died at age 39 of an accidental drug overdose. |
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Current Birthdays
Actress Mary Steenburgen turns 58 years old today.
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Actor Seth Green ("Austin Powers" movies) turns 37 years old today.
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| 1932 | John Williams, Composer, conductor, turns 79 |
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| 1940 | Ted Koppel, Broadcast journalist, turns 71 |
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| 1941 | Nick Nolte, Actor, turns 70 |
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| 1942 | Robert Klein, Comedian, turns 69 |
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| 1943 | Creed Bratton, Actor ("The Office"), turns 68 |
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| 1949 | Brooke Adams, Actress, turns 62 |
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| 1955 | John Fox, Football coach, turns 56 |
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| 1955 | John Grisham, Author, turns 56 |
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| 1961 | Vince Neil, Rock singer (Motley Crue), turns 50 |
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| 1962 | Lisa Jackson, EPA administrator, turns 49 |
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| 1969 | Mary McCormack, Actress, turns 42 |
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| 1970 | Alonzo Mourning, Basketball player, turns 41 |
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Historic Birthdays
Martin Buber2/8/1878 - 6/13/1965German-Jewish religious philosopher.Go to obituary »
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Italian fresco painter |
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| 79 | Jacques Cassini 2/8/1677 - 4/18/1756
French astronomer |
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| 82 | Daniel Bernoulli 2/8/1700 - 3/17/1782
Swiss mathematician |
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| 80 | John Ruskin 2/8/1819 - 1/20/1900
English writer/critic/artist |
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| 71 | William Tecumseh Sherman 2/8/1820 - 2/14/1891
American Civil War general |
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| 77 | Jules Verne 2/8/1828 - 3/24/1905
French author |
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| 88 | Dame Edith Evans 2/8/1888 - 10/14/1976
English stage actress |
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| 88 | King Vidor 2/8/1894 - 11/1/1982
American film director |
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| 62 | Chester Carlson 2/8/1906 - 9/19/1968
American physicist and inventor of xerography |
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| 68 | Elizabeth Bishop 2/8/1911 - 10/6/1979
American poet/short story writer |
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| 74 | Lana Turner 2/8/1921 - 6/29/1995
American film actress |
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| 24 | James Dean 2/8/1931 - 9/30/1955
American film actor |
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