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Historical Events
on February 7th
- Lead Story
- Beatles arrive in New York,1964
- American Revolution
- Benjamin Franklin publishes "An Imaginary Speech",1775
- Automotive
- Tire king Firestone dies,1938
- Civil War
- Confederates order reinforcements to Fort Donelson,1862
- Cold War
- Soviet Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power,1990
- Crime
- Plea bargaining gains favor in American courts,1881
- Forensic evidence solves a crime,1968
- Disaster
- Earthquake causes fluvial tsunami in Mississippi,1812
- General Interest
- The Great Baltimore Fire begins,1904
- First human satellite,1984
- European Union treaty signed,1992
- King Hussein of Jordan dies,1999
- Hollywood
- First appearance of “Little Tramp”,1914
- Literary
- Zola is brought to trial,1898
- Music
- The Beatles arrive on American shores,1964
- Old West
- Cowboy celebrity Charles Siringo is born,1855
- Presidential
- President George W. Bush announces plan for "faith-based initiatives",2002
- Sports
- LSU star Maravich scores 69 points in single game,1970
- Vietnam War
- U.S. jets conduct retaliatory raids,1965
- Operation Dewey Canyon II ends,1971
- World War I
- Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes begins,1915
- World War II
- The "Angel of Death" dies,1979
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