Today is Monday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2016. There are 327 days left in the year. This is the

Today is Monday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2016. There are 327 days left in the year. This is the Chinese New Year of the Monkey.

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On this date in:

1587: Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded in England after being implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

1862: The Civil War Battle of Roanoke Island, N.C., ends in victory for Union forces led by Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside.

1910: The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated.

1922: President Warren G. Harding has a radio installed in the White House.

1942: During World War II, Japanese forces begin invading Singapore, which would fall a week later.

1952: Queen Elizabeth II proclaims her accession to the British throne after the death of her father, King George VI.

1965: Eastern Air Lines Flight 663, a DC-7, crashes shortly after takeoff from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport; all 84 people on board are killed.

The Supremes’ record “Stop! In the Name of Love!” is released by Motown.

1966: During the Vietnam War, President Lyndon B. Johnson and South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky end their meetings in Hawaii by issuing the “Declaration of Honolulu,” which asserts the resolve of their countries to defeat the Communists.

1968: Three college students are killed in a confrontation with highway patrolmen in Orangeburg, S.C., during a civil-rights protest against a whites-only bowling alley.

1976: Martin Scorsese’s graphic urban drama “Taxi Driver,” starring Robert De Niro, is released by Columbia Pictures.

2006: President George W. Bush condemns deadly rioting sparked by cartoons of the prophet Muhammad as he urged foreign leaders to halt the spreading violence.

U2 captures five Grammy awards for its album “How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb,” including album of the year.

2011: Wael Ghonim, a 30-year-old Google executive who’d helped ignite Egypt’s uprising, appears before protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for the first time after being released from detention; he tells them, “We won’t give up.”

2015: A riot erupts outside a major soccer stadium in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and fans killing at least 19 people.

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1991: Youngstown Mayor Patrick J. Ungaro says he’s abandoning a drive to require city workers to live in the city to be promoted, saying the fight would be more than its worth.

Gov. George V. Voinovich says the Ohio State Highway Patrol should have more freedom to investigate purported crimes in government.

Executive bonuses at the Packard Electric Division of General Motors will be virtually canceled, along with company contributions to employee savings plans, as part of companywide cutbacks.

1976: Persistent rumors that U.S. Steel Corp. is weighing the possibility of building a massive new plant at Conneaut Harbor on Lake Erie gives rise to speculation about the future of the company’s Ohio Works in Youngstown.

Fourth-graders at Mary Haddow School are delighted to have received a letter from President Gerald Ford praising them for the plans they have made to celebrate the nation’s Bicentennial.

Howland High School wins the Sweepstakes Trophy when 27 schools compete in the Boardman Rotary individual events and debate tournament. Boardman is second, and Canfield is third.

1966: Lake Milton reidents wake up to an unusual sight: millions of tiny black “snow fleas” settled atop the snow. Biologists at Youngstown University believe the bugs were drawn out by lower temperatures.

The Heart Association of Eastern Ohio brings Dr. Thomas Killip, chief of cardiology at New York Hospital, to Youngstown to address area physicians.

A Kent State University study recommends consolidation of Newton Falls, Jackson-Milton, Lordstown, Braceville and Southeast high schools.

1941: Youngstown College Student Council votes to curb jitterbugging by requiring three slow dances for every fast one at future college functions. Council President Ralph Skeritt says jitterbuggers have become a nuisance.

The Columbiana Chamber of Commerce urges professional men and workers to avoid parking their cars on Main Street so as to leave room for customers to park.

A Vindicator editorial points to the success St. Louis has had in curtailing smoke in its atmosphere and suggests Youngstown should fallow suit as a matter of economy and health.