| February 8th 1776 | | Wolfgang von Goethes' "Stella," premieres in Hamburg
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| February 8th 1802 | | Simon Willard patents banjo clock
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| February 8th 1807 | | Napoleon defeats Russians in battle of Eylau
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| February 8th 1809 | | Franz I of Austria declares war on France
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| February 8th 1837 | | 1st VP chosen by Senate, Richard Johnson (Van Buren admin)
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| February 8th 1861 | | Confederate States of America organizes in Montgomery, Ala
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| February 8th 1862 | | Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound
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| February 8th 1862 | | Opera "Lily of Killarney," premieres in London
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| February 8th 1865 | | 1st black major in US army, Martin Robinson Delany
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| February 8th 1883 | | Louis Waterman begins experiments to invents fountain pen
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| February 8th 1887 | | Aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minn became the 1st US ski club
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| February 8th 1887 | | Dawes Act passed (indians living apart from tribe granted citizenship)
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| February 8th 1889 | | Flood ravages Dutch coast
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| February 8th 1894 | | Enforcement Act repealed, making it easier to disenfranchise blacks
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| February 8th 1895 | | Tchaikovsky/Petipa's "Swan Lake," premieres in Petersburg
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