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| Mary, Queen of Scots |
FEBRUARY 8
1587:After some 18 years of imprisonment, Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded
at Fotheringhay Castle, having been accused of plotting to murder her
cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England.
1915: D.W. Griffith's controversial Civil War film The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium in Los Angeles. Though a landmark of cinematic achievement, the three-hour silent epic, based on Thomas Dixon's novel The Clansman, portrays the Ku Klux Klan as the heroes of the South against racist depictions of African Americans.
1936: Jay Berwanger, Heisman Trophy winner and star halfback of the University of Chicago, is the No. 1 pick selected in the first ever National Football League draft, held at the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia. Berwanger is chosen by the Philadelphia Eagles, yet he turns down the job and would never play in the NFL.
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