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410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ended after three days. 1896 – In the shortest recorded war in history (pictured), the Sultanate of Zanzibar surrendered to the United Kingdom after less than an hour of conflict. 1955 – The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
International Beer Day; International Cat Day; International Clown Week; International Day against Nuclear Tests; International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief; International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition; International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of ...
1779 – Francis Scott Key, author of the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", is born.; 1842 – The Lombard Street Riot erupts when white Irish Catholics attack 1,000 African-American members of the Young Men's Vigilant Association who were parading in celebration of the end of slavery in the British West Indies.
February 8: A Day for Scientific Breakthroughs. On February 8, nearly 200 years apart, two groundbreaking scientific papers were unveiled that dramatically reshaped our comprehension of the world.
History Channel (US): This Day in History; History Channel (UK): This Day in History; New Zealand Government: Today in New Zealand History Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; Computer History Museum: This Day in History; Internet Movie Database: This Day in Movie History
1693 - Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Pérignon's invention of Champagne; 1719 - Birth of Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1767); 1805 - Birth of William Rowan Hamilton, Irish mathematician (d. 1865)
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