February 8th in US History

On February 8th in U S Political History
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On February 8th in 1690 - Some 200 French and Indian troops burned Schenectady, NY, and massacred about 60 people to avenge Iraquois raids on Canada.

On February 8th in 1837 - The Senate selected Richard Mentor Johnson as the vice president of the United States. Johnson was nominated for vice president on the Democratic ticket with Martin Van Buren in 1836. When Johnson failed to receive a majority of the popular vote, the election was thrown into the Senate for the first and only time. Johnson won the election in the Senate by a vote of 33 to 16.

On February 8th in 1861 - The Confederate States of America was formed. Delegates from seceded states adopted a provisional Confederate Constitution in Montgomery, Ala.

On February 8th in 1861 - A Cheyenne delegation and some Arapaho leaders accepted a new settlement (Treaty of Fort Wise) with the U.S. Federal government. The deal ceded most of their land but secured a 600-square mile reservation and annuity payments.

On February 8th in 1862 - Union troops under Gen. Ambrose Burnside defeated a Confederate defense force at the Battle of Roanoke Island, N.C.

On February 8th in 1865 - Confederate raider William Quantrill and men attacked a group of Federal wagons at New Market, Kentucky.

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