TODAY IN HISTORY-TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Tuesday, February  08, 2011 Today is the 39th day of 2011. There are 326 days left in the year. Highlight in History: On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after being implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I .
On this date in: 1693 A charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. 1837 The Senate selected Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky as vice president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes. 1904 The Russo-Japanese War began. 1910 The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. 1915 D.W. Griffith's silent movie epic about the Civil War, "The Birth of a Nation," premiered in Los Angeles. 1922 President Warren G. Harding had a radio installed in the White House. 1924 The first execution by gas in the United States took place at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City. 1968 Three college students died in a confrontation with highway patrolmen in Orangeburg, S.C., during a civil rights protest against a whites-only bowling alley. AP Photo 1971 NASDAQ, the world's first electronic stock exchange, held its first trading day. 1993 General Motors sued NBC, alleging that the program "Dateline NBC" had rigged two crashes to show that GM pickups were prone to fires. (NBC settled the lawsuit the following day.) 1999 The Senate heard closing arguments in President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial. 2007 Model and tabloid sensation Anna Nicole Smith died at age 39 of an accidental drug overdose. 2010 Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop superstar in Los Angeles Superior Court.		Today's Birthdays: Actress Mary Steenburgen turns 58 years old today. AP Photo/Peter Kramer Name Profession Age John Williams Composer, conductor 79 Ted Koppel Broadcast journalist 71 Nick Nolte Actor 70 Robert Klein Comedian 69 Creed Bratton Actor ("The Office") 68 Brooke Adams Actress 62 Vince Neil Rock singer (Motley Crue) 50 Lisa Jackson EPA administrator 49 Mary McCormack Actress 42 Alonzo Mourning Basketball player 41 Seth Green Actor ("Austin Powers" movies) 37 Denver Broncos head coach John Fox turns 56 years old today. AP Photo/Ed Andrieski