Historical Events
- 1st US coast-to-coast radio hookup: General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago
Famous Birthdays
- Joe Black, American Negro league and MLB player, born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2002)
- Lisel Mueller, German-American poet (Alive Together - Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 1997), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2020) [1]
Famous Deaths
- Gee John, Chinese-American gangster (1st person in US to be executed by lethal gas in Nevada), executed at 29
Died in 1924 1924 Highlights
About February 8, 1924
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 100 years, 2 months and 24 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aquarius
