on this day in history 8th February
By will_barrow | Monday, February 08, 2010, 07:30
1952: New Queen proclaimed for UK - Princess Elizabeth has formally proclaimed herself Queen and Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith.
1974: Americans end outer space marathon - Three US astronauts have returned safely to Earth after a record-breaking stay in space.
They spent 85 days in the American space station, Skylab, which orbits the Earth at a height of 270 miles.
Born on this day
1828 Jules Verne
1925 Jack Lemmon
1928 Sir Stanley Baker
1936 Clive Swift
1931 James Dean
1932 Lady Howe
1932 John Williams
1941 Nick Nolte
1955 John Grisham
Music
1964 The Beatles debuted on the album charts with 'Meet The Beatles'.
1974 The Who appeared in Lille at the start of a French tour.
1986 Billy Ocean reached No1 in the UK with 'When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going'.
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By Nonnie_Mouse at 09:27 on 08/02/10
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