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2014

Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver at the Sochi Olympics, becoming the first Canadian sisters to achieve this feat.

2002

The XIX Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, begin in the United States.

1992

The XVI Winter Olympic Games open in Albertville, France.

1984

The XIV Winter Olympic Games begin in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

1983

Wayne Gretzky sets an NHL record by scoring four goals in a single period.

1976

The film “Taxi Driver” by director Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster, is released. It goes on to win the 1976 Palme d’Or.

1963

The administration of President John F. Kennedy bans all travel to Cuba, as well as all financial and commercial transactions with the country.

1960

The first star is installed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California.

1952

Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.

1926

The Walt Disney film studio is founded in Hollywood, California.

1924

The first execution by gas chamber takes place in the state of Nevada.

1920

The Boy Scouts of America are founded by William D. Boyce.

It happened on… February 8

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