Template:On this day/July 8

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

July 8:

• 1844 – Jonathan Walker's ship was rescued by two wrecking sloops, and he and the seven escaped slaves he was transporting were taken to Key West.
• 1912 – Alexander Clement Blount, Sr. died.
• 1974 – Fort George was added to the National Register of Historic Places.