February 7 - This 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. It was the first visit to the United States by the Beatles, a British rock-and-roll quartet that had just scored its first No. 1 U.S. hit six days before with "I Want to Hold Your Hand"... 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