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February 8th, 2008	Event	Nebraska bans electric chair as sole execution method.
February 8th, 2005	Event	Israel and Palestinians agree to cease-fire.
February 8th, 1998	Event	First female ice hockey game in Olympic history: Finland beats Sweden 6-0.
February 8th, 1996	Event	The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
February 8th, 1996	Event	The massive Internet collaboration "24 Hours in Cyberspace" takes place.
February 8th, 1993	Event	General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.
February 8th, 1989	Event	An Independent Air Boeing 707 crashes into Santa Maria mountain in Azores Islands off the coast of Portugal, killing 144.
February 8th, 1986	Event	1984 Summer Olympics head of the LAPD bomb squad, Arleigh McCree, and his partner Officer Ronald Ball of the Firearms and explosives unit were killed while trying to dismantle two pipe bombs when they responded to a call. McCree was recognized as one of the top explosive experts in the world.
February 8th, 1983	Event	The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia s second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, the 320m deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.
February 8th, 1979	Event	Denis Sassou-Nguesso became the President of the Republic of the Congo for the first time.

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