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Historical Events on February 8

  • William III of England

    1693

    The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.

  • Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

    1865

    Delaware refuses to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Slavery was outlawed in the United States, including Delaware, when the Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states on December 6, 1865. Delaware ratified the Thirteenth Amendment on February 12, 1901, which was the ninety-second anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

  • Sydney Riot of 1879

    1879

    The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked during a riot during a match in Sydney.

  • William D. Boyce

    1910

    The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.

  • Gas chamber

    1924

    Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.

  • Battle of Singapore

    1942

    World War II: Japan invades Singapore.

  • Banjarmasin

    1942

    World War II: Dutch Colonial Army General Destruction Unit (AVC, Algemene Vernielings Corps) burns Banjarmasin, South Borneo to avoid Japanese capture.

  • John F. Kennedy

    1963

    Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.

  • Skylab 4

    1974

    After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.

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