Important Events From This day in History February 8th

 

1978 U.S.A. Blizzard

1978 : A severe blizzard in New England finally ends and the region begins to dig out from under several feet of snow. Some areas received as many as 55 inches of snow in just 3 days. Find More What happened in 1978

1983 Shergar is stolen

1983 : Shergar is stolen from a stud farm owned by the Aga Khan in County Kildare, Ireland. The five-year-old thoroughbred stallion was worth $13.5 million and commanded stud fees of approximately $100,000. Shergar was never seen again and no ransom was paid and the case was never solved.

1910 Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America, which is modeled after the Boy Scouts of England, was incorporated 1910

1922 Radio Installed In White House

President Warren G. Harding has a radio installed in the White House signaling it's increased use, acceptance in America.

1924 Lethal Gas

1924 : Lethal gas was used at the Nevada State Prison today as a form of Execution for the first time in the United States on Convicted murderer Gee Jon .

1937 Judicial Reform

Members of Congress that were opposed to FDR current judicial reform program proposal pushed for a separate bill to be voted upon.

1943 World War II Guadalcanal

Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, leaving the island in American possession after a long and bloody battle for control of the Island.

1950 U.S.A. Soviet Spies

1950 : As of this date and year in history, it was reported that undercover Russian activity in the U.S. was at an all-time high. Information regarding Russian activity was presented to Congress by Director J. Edgar Hoover.

Hoover was the one who was familiar with details of the Klaus Fuchs Case. Fuchs was a British scientist who was arrested by Scotland Yard when the United States found out he had leaked atomic secrets to the enemy, one of whom at this time was Russia.

1951 U.S.A. Stock Prices

Stock prices rose sharply , after a two-day losing streak. Gains on prices ranged from a few cents to two dollars per share. Most of the buyers had invested in radio, television, air crafts, motors, rails, and motion pictures.

1967 Australia Bush Fires Kill 62

1967: 125 separate bush fires in southern Tasmania claim 62 lives, 900 injured and over seven thousand homeless The city of Hobart is encircled by fire leaving 52 dead just in that area, in total the fires burned over 1/2 million acres of land

1952 Queen Elizabeth the Second

Princess Elizabeth has formally proclaimed herself Queen and Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith declaring her reign as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second.

1952 Meat Prices

According to the meat industry meat prices are expected to be lower that in times past. This promise was pending a few actions that would need to be taken.

For instance, more animals would need to be raised in farms and ranges. In fact, more than the record number was necessary in order for this to happen. On the other hand, New York economists have mentioned that production of meat will only be increased if costs are kept down.

Another factor that would be considered in the decision to help keep meet costs low is the available of cattle feed supplies. It was necessary to make sure that there was enough grazing land, feed, and other supplies in order to raise cattle for meet.

Part of the reason for the concern about meat production started a year prior. According to one news publication, cattle breeding was reported to be the smallest ever in the past year as it has been in the 10 years previous to this date.

2012 Prince Harry Can Be Apache Pilot

2012 : Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache helicopter pilot after training for eighteen months in both the United Kingdom and United States. The Prince also received an award for best co-pilot gunner at his training base and enjoys a limited combat-ready status with twenty other graduates of the program.

2013 Canadian Spy Jailed

A former Canadian naval intelligence officer was jailed for twenty years. Jeffrey Delisle plead guilty to selling Nato information to Russia. Delisle was also fined a large amount of money.

2014 McDonalds Opens in Vietnam

2014 : McDonalds has opened its first restaurant in the communist country of Vietnam. The location opened in the country's city of Ho Chi Minh. Many observers saw some level of irony in such an American capitalist symbol as the food chain in such a tightly controlled communist country. The restaurant was set to be run by the son-in-law of Vietnam's prime minister.

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