On This Day in History February 8, 2019

Historical Events 1672  Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London 1807  Battle of Eylau ends inconclusively between Napoleon's forces and Russian Empire - 1st battle Napoleon isn't victorious 1960  Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issued an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name "Mountbatten-Windsor". 1971  Nasdaq Composite stock market index debuts with 50 companies and a starting value of 100 More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Dmitri Mendeleev (1834 - 1907) James Dean (1931 - 1955) Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903 - 1990) William Tecumseh Sherman (1820 - 1891) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Mary Stuart (1542 - 1587) Peter the Great (1672 - 1725) More Famous Deaths February 8: Earthquakes and a Book Rock London In the 18th Century, Englishmen went into a panic when London, of all places, was hit by earthquakes. But was there a stronger force than Mother Nature at work? Read the Article