February 8th in History

The last Skylab crew returns to Earth! Jules Verne, Lana Turner, James Dean, and John Grisham are born; Mary Queen of Scots, Peter the Great, and Anna Nicole Smith die. Happy Parinirvana Day!
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Happy New Year! In other news, the Emancipation Proclamation takes effect, Alcatraz becomes a prison, and the Euro goes into effect!
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US speed limits drop to 55! Barry Goldwater, Isaac Asimov, and Jim Bakker are born; Alan "Skipper" Hale Jr., Frank Kelly Freas, and Anne Francis die. Happy Nyinlong!
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Apple is incorporated and the last Peanuts strip appears. Cicero, J. R. R. Tolkien, Victor Borge, and Stephen Stills are born; Jack Ruby, Conrad Hilton, and Phil Everly die. Happy Tenth Day of Christmas!
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