On February 8th in History
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On February 8th in 1622 King James I disbands the English parliament
On February 8th in 1672 Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London
On February 8th in 1690 French & Indian troops set Schenectady settlement NY on fire
On February 8th in 1690 Lord Halifax resigns as Lord Privy Seal
On February 8th in 1693 William & Mary college is chartered in the Dominion and Colony of Virginia (2nd in North America)
On February 8th in 1776 General George Washington received a letter from Cumberland, Nova Scotia. The letter requested that he invade Nova Scotia at his earliest possible convenience.
On February 8th in 1777 Major Timothy Bigelow became colonel of the 15th Massachusetts Colonial Line of the Continental Army. He had been a prisoner of war until just six months before.
On February 8th in 1807 Battle of Eylau ends inconclusively between Napoleon's forces and Russian Empire - 1st battle Napoleon isn't victorious
On February 8th in 1809 Franz I of Austria declares war on France
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