How Many Days Until February 8?

This day in history: February 8

1. 1948

   The closing ceremony of the first Olympics held after World War II was held in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

2. 1960

   The official groundbreaking of the Walk of Fame took place in Hollywood, Los Angeles, in California.

3. 1965

   After taking evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision just after taking off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 84 people on board.

4. 1968

   Law enforcement officers in Orangeburg, South Carolina, fired into a crowd of college students who were protesting segregation, killing three and injuring twenty-seven others.

5. 1979

   Denis Sassou Nguesso was chosen as the new President of the Republic of the Congo after Joachim Yhombi-Opango was forced from power.

6. 1981

   Rhodesian Bush War: Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army cadres in Gwelo attacked Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army troops, killing over 60 of them and starting the 1981 Entumbane uprising.

7. 1983

   The Irish-bred race horse Shergar was stolen by gunmen, who demanded a £2 million ransom.

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