1915 – The birth of a nation, the silent movie epic about the Civil War premieres in Los Angeles.D.W.Griffith's work breaks ground in early film making but remains controversial due to its racist themes.

1968 – A Civil Rights protest turns deadly in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Three college students protesting a whites only bowling alley are killed in a confrontation with highway patrolmen.

1910 – The Boy Scouts of America – the nation’s largest youth organization – is incorporated.

And 1932 actor James Dean a silver screen symbol of rebellious youth is born in Marion ， Indiana。

Today in History,February 8th .Tim Magwire, the Assoicated Press.