Highlights of this day in history: the funeral of Jordan’s King Hussein; Premiere of ‘The Birth of a Nation’; a South Carolina civil rights protest turns deadly; the Boy Scouts of America is incorporated; actor James Dean born. (Feb. 8)
February 8th, 1999:
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In the Mideast, hundreds of world leaders — many of them, bitter enemies — attend the funeral of King Hussein in Jordan.
1915:
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The Birth of a Nation — the silent movie epic about the Civil War — premieres in Los Angeles.
D.W. Griffith’s work breaks ground in early film-making, but remains controversial due to its racist themes.
1968:
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A civil rights protest turns deadly in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Three college students protesting a whites-only bowling alley are killed in a confrontation with highway patrolmen.
1910:
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The Boy Scouts of America — the nation’s largest youth organization — is incorporated.
And, 1931:
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Actor James Dean — a silver screen symbol of rebellious youth — is born in Marion, Indiana.
Today in History, February 8th — ___ ___, The Associated Press.
