February 7 - The Day in History

February 7 : General Interest 1964: Beatles arrive in New York On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New York's Kennedy Airport--and "Beatlemania" arrives... read more American Revolution 1775 : Benjamin Franklin publishes "An Imaginary Speech" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benjamin-franklin-publishes-an-imaginary-speech Automotive 1938 : Tire king Firestone dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tire-king-firestone-dies Civil War 1862 : Rebel reinforcements ordered to Tennessee's Fort Donelson http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederates-order-reinforcements-to-fort-donelson Cold War 1990 : Soviet Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-communist-party-gives-up-monopoly-on-political-power Crime 1881 : Plea bargaining gains favor in American courts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plea-bargaining-gains-favor-in-american-courts 1968 : Forensic evidence solves a crime http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/forensic-evidence-solves-a-crime Disaster 1812 : Earthquake causes fluvial tsunami in Mississippi http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-causes-fluvial-tsunami-in-mississippi General Interest 1904 : The Great Baltimore Fire begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-baltimore-fire-begins 1984 : First human satellite http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-human-satellite 1992 : European Union treaty signed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/european-union-treaty-signed 1999 : King Hussein of Jordan dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-hussein-of-jordan-dies Hollywood 1914 : First appearance of "Little Tramp" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-appearance-of-little-tramp Literary 1898 : Zola is brought to trial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zola-is-brought-to-trial Music 1964 : The Beatles arrive on American shores http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-beatles-arrive-on-american-shores Old West 1855 : Cowboy celebrity Charles Siringo is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cowboy-celebrity-charles-siringo-is-born Presidential 2002 : President George W. Bush announces plan for "faith-based initiatives" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-george-w-bush-announces-plan-for-faith-based-initiatives Sports 1970 : LSU star Maravich scores 69 points in single game http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lsu-star-maravich-scores-69-points-in-single-game Vietnam War 1965 : U.S. jets conduct retaliatory raids http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-jets-conduct-retaliatory-raids 1971 : Operation Dewey Canyon II ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-dewey-canyon-ii-ends World War I 1915 : Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/winter-battle-of-the-masurian-lakes-begins World War II 1979 : The "Angel of Death" dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-angel-of-death-dies

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