February 8th

• 1969

  A meteorite weighing over 1 ton falls in Chihuahua, Mexico. View Post →

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• 1971

  Nasdaq Composite stock market index debuts with 50 companies, starting at 100.

• 1983

  Shergar, famous racehorse, is kidnapped in Ireland; never found, leading to a large insurance payout.

• 2013

  Massive blizzard in the US and Canada causes 15 deaths, cancels 5,300 flights, and cuts power to 900,000.

• 2022

  Horn of Africa faces humanitarian crisis amid a drought affecting 13 million people, per UN World Food Program.

• 1896

  Formation of the Western Conference by Midwestern universities, later renamed the Big 10 Conference.

• 1963

  Lamar Hunt moves his American Football League franchise from Dallas to Kansas City, renaming it the Chiefs.

• 1963

  Kennedy administration bans travel and financial transactions with Cuba for US citizens.

• 1960

  Construction begins on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.