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| February 7th |
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| About February 7th is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 327 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (328 in leap years). Births 1812 - Charles Dickens, novelist (A Tale of Two Cities) 1935 - Herb Kohl, U.S. Senator (Wisconsin) 1962 - Garth Brooks, country music artist 1965 - Chris Rock, comedian, actor (Beverly Hills Ninja) 1978 - Ashton Kutcher, actor (That '70s Show, Punk'd) Deaths 1952 - Pete Henry, Hall of Fame football tackle, kicker 2009 - Jack Cover, inventor (taser stun gun) Events 1795 - The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified. 1922 - DeWitt and Lila Bell Wallace publish the first issue of Reader's Digest. 1940 - The film Pinocchio premieres at the Center Theatre in Manhattan. 1962 - The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports. 1964 - The Beatles arrive at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City for the first time for their U.S. tour and an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. 1988 - The first episode of America's Most Wanted is shown on FOX. 1995 - The mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, Ramzi Yousef, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan. 1999 - Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan upon the death of his father, King Hussein. |
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