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{{*mp}} [[1837]] – '''[[Richard Mentor Johnson]]''' became the only person to be elected as [[Vice President of the United States]] by the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1837]] – '''[[Richard Mentor Johnson]]''' became the only person to be elected as [[Vice President of the United States]] by the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1910]] – Newspaper and magazine publisher '''[[William D. Boyce]]''' established the '''[[Boy Scouts of America]]''', expanding the [[Scouting|Scout Movement]] into the [[United States]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1910]] – Newspaper and magazine publisher '''[[William D. Boyce]]''' established the '''[[Boy Scouts of America]]''', expanding the [[Scouting|Scout Movement]] into the [[United States]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1971]] – [[Vietnam War]]: [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam|South Vietnamese ground troops]] '''[[Operation Lam Son 719|launched an incursion]]''' into [[Laos]] to try |
{{*mp}} [[1971]] – [[Vietnam War]]: [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam|South Vietnamese ground troops]] '''[[Operation Lam Son 719|launched an incursion]]''' into [[Laos]] to try to cut off the [[Ho Chi Minh trail]] and stop [[Vietnam People's Army|communist]] infiltration. |
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{{*mp}} [[1979]] – '''[[Denis Sassou Nguesso]]''' ''(pictured)'' was chosen as the new [[Heads of state of the Republic of the Congo|President]] of the [[Republic of the Congo]] after [[Joachim Yhombi-Opango]] was forced from power. |
{{*mp}} [[1979]] – '''[[Denis Sassou Nguesso]]''' ''(pictured)'' was chosen as the new [[Heads of state of the Republic of the Congo|President]] of the [[Republic of the Congo]] after [[Joachim Yhombi-Opango]] was forced from power. |
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{{*mp}} [[2010]] – A freak storm in the [[Hindu Kush]] mountains of [[Afghanistan]] triggered a series of at least '''[[2010 Salang avalanches|36 avalanches]]''', that buried over two miles (3.2 km) of road, killed at least 172 people and trapped over 2,000 travellers. |
{{*mp}} [[2010]] – A freak storm in the [[Hindu Kush]] mountains of [[Afghanistan]] triggered a series of at least '''[[2010 Salang avalanches|36 avalanches]]''', that buried over two miles (3.2 km) of road, killed at least 172 people and trapped over 2,000 travellers. |
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Revision as of 00:40, 8 February 2011
This is a list of selected February 8 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
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- 1837 – Richard Mentor Johnson became the only person to be elected as Vice President of the United States by the Senate.
- 1910 – Newspaper and magazine publisher William D. Boyce established the Boy Scouts of America, expanding the Scout Movement into the United States.
- 1971 – Vietnam War: South Vietnamese ground troops launched an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.
- 1979 – Denis Sassou Nguesso (pictured) was chosen as the new President of the Republic of the Congo after Joachim Yhombi-Opango was forced from power.
- 2010 – A freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggered a series of at least 36 avalanches, that buried over two miles (3.2 km) of road, killed at least 172 people and trapped over 2,000 travellers.