SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020

1587-Mary, queen of Scots beheaded

1743-Comet C/1743 C1 approaches within 0.0390 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth

1807-Napoleon defeats Russians in battle of Eylau

1905-Cyclone hit Tahiti and adjacent islands, killing some 10,000 people

1916-French cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast; 374 die

1918 "Stars & Stripes,” weekly US armed forces newspaper, first published

1931-Gas explosion in Fushun coal mine, Manchuria, kills 3,000

1941-Japanese armored barges cross Strait of Johore to attack Singapore

1944-First black reporter accredited to the White House, Harry McAlpin

1949-Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty sentenced to life in prison

1958-French planes bomb Sakiet Tunisia, 75 die

1969-Last edition of Saturday Evening Post

1975-1,800 Unification Church couples wed in Korea

1978-Crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes PM of Kuwait

1984-First time 8 people in space