February 8:
A.D. 1622: King James I disbands English Parliament.
A.D. 1905: A cyclone hits Tahiti and nearby islands, killing about 10,000 people.
A.D. 1910: Incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America.
February 9:
Two sports' firsts on the same day:
A.D. 1895: First intercollegiate basketball game is held, and volleyball is invented.
A.D. 1971: Apollo 14 returns to earth.
A.D. 1986: 30th perihelion of Halley's Comet.