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  • U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1808
    Robert Fulton

    Marriage

    U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1808

    On January 8, 1808, Fulton married Harriet Livingston (1786–1824), the daughter of Walter Livingston and niece of Robert Livingston, prominent men in the Hudson River area, whose family dated to the colonial era. Harriet, who was nineteen years his junior, was well educated and was an accomplished amateur painter and musician. Together, they had four children.




  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1943
    Nikola Tesla

    Death

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1943

    On 7 January 1943, at the age of 86, Tesla died alone in Room 3327 of the New Yorker Hotel.




  • Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 8, 1978
    Ted Bundy

    Bundy arrived in Tallahassee

    Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 8, 1978

    Five days later, he stole a car and drove to Atlanta, where he boarded a bus and arrived in Tallahassee, Florida, on the morning of January 8. He rented a room under the alias Chris Hagen at the Holiday Inn near the Florida State University (FSU) campus.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1999
    Impeachment of Bill Clinton

    Call Witnesses in the Trial

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1999

    A resolution on rules and procedure for the trial was adopted unanimously on the following day; however, senators tabled the question of whether to call witnesses in the trial.




  • U.S.
    Monday Jan 8, 2001
    Ruby Bridges

    Bridges was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal

    U.S.
    Monday Jan 8, 2001

    On January 8, 2001, Bridges was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Bill Clinton.




  • U.S., and Worldwide
    Friday Jan 8, 2021
    Bitcoin

    Bitcoin traded as high as $41,973

    U.S., and Worldwide
    Friday Jan 8, 2021

    Bitcoin traded as high as $41,973.




  • U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1808
    Robert Fulton

    Marriage

    U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1808

    On January 8, 1808, Fulton married Harriet Livingston (1786–1824), the daughter of Walter Livingston and niece of Robert Livingston, prominent men in the Hudson River area, whose family dated to the colonial era. Harriet, who was nineteen years his junior, was well educated and was an accomplished amateur painter and musician. Together, they had four children.


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1943
    Nikola Tesla

    Death

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1943

    On 7 January 1943, at the age of 86, Tesla died alone in Room 3327 of the New Yorker Hotel.


  • Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 8, 1978
    Ted Bundy

    Bundy arrived in Tallahassee

    Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 8, 1978

    Five days later, he stole a car and drove to Atlanta, where he boarded a bus and arrived in Tallahassee, Florida, on the morning of January 8. He rented a room under the alias Chris Hagen at the Holiday Inn near the Florida State University (FSU) campus.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1999
    Impeachment of Bill Clinton

    Call Witnesses in the Trial

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Jan 8, 1999

    A resolution on rules and procedure for the trial was adopted unanimously on the following day; however, senators tabled the question of whether to call witnesses in the trial.


  • U.S.
    Monday Jan 8, 2001
    Ruby Bridges

    Bridges was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal

    U.S.
    Monday Jan 8, 2001

    On January 8, 2001, Bridges was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Bill Clinton.


  • U.S., and Worldwide
    Friday Jan 8, 2021
    Bitcoin

    Bitcoin traded as high as $41,973

    U.S., and Worldwide
    Friday Jan 8, 2021

    Bitcoin traded as high as $41,973.


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