Untold Stories of February 8: History's Hidden Gems

Discover the untold stories of February 8 in history, from hidden gems to lesser-known events. This date has more significance than you may realize, so join us as we dive into the history behind February 8 and uncover some hidden gems in the process.

1693 William & Mary College is chartered in Williamsburg in the Dominion and Colony of Virginia (second in North America)
1855 The Smithsonian Institution Building 'The Castle' first opens to the public on the Mall in Washington D.C.
1861 Confederate States of America organizes in Montgomery, Alabama (US Civil War)
1862 Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound
1887 The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments. Those who accepted allotments and lived separately from the tribe were granted United States citizenship.
1910 The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce
1942 Congress advises FDR that, Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn't oppose the US war effort
1960 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issued an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name “Mountbatten-Windsor".
1963 AFL's Dallas Texans become KC Chiefs
1965 President Johnson deploys 1st US combat troops to South Vietnam, with 3500 marines sent to protect key US airbase near Da Nang
1977 Hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced on obscenity charges
1978 Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
1996 The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.