MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021

1807-Napoleon defeats Russians in battle of Eylau

1904-Outbreak of hostilities in Russo-Japanese war

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

1918-"Stars & Stripes," weekly U.S. armed forces newspaper, 1st published

1926-Walt Disney Studios is formed

1931-Gas explosion Fire 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

1971-South Vietnamese troops invade Laos

1975-1800 Unification church couples' wed in Korea

1984-First time 8 people in space

1985-Opposition leader Kim Dae-jung returns to South-Korea

1995-6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed)