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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (47764)	2/8/2005 3:39:43 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Today in history-February 8: 1587 - Queen Mary I of Scotland was executed at Fotheringhay Castle on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England. 1904 - The Russo-Japanese War began with a surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese on Russian ships near present-day Lüshunkou, China. 1971 - Trading began in NASDAQ, the world's first electronic stock exchange.

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (47764)	2/9/2005 1:57:37 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Today in history-February 9: 474 - As the seven-year old Leo II was deemed too young to rule, his father Zeno was crowned as the co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1895 - Volleyball was invented at a YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. 1943 - World War II: Allied forces secured Guadalcanal of the Solomon Islands from the Imperial Japanese Army, concluding the Battle of Guadalcanal, a key victory in the Pacific War. 1950 - Red scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy accused the U.S. State Department of being filled with communists. 1960 - Joanne Woodward was honored with the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.