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What happened in history on this day: February 7?
On February 7 in ...
- 1795 - 11th Amendment to US Constitution ratified, affirms power of states.
- 1812 - In New Madrid, Missouri, USA, a magnitude 7.4 - 8.2 earthquake occurs, the largest historical earthquake in Missouri. The town of New Madrid is destroyed.
- 1827 - Ballet (Deserter) first introduced to US at Bowery Theater (New York City, New York).
- 1862 - Federal fleet attack on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, CSA.
- 1864 - Federal troops occupy Jacksonville, Florida.
- 1865 - John Henry Winder, Confederate Brigadier-General/provost marshal, dies at age 64.
- 1870 - The US Supreme Court rules in Hepburn versus Griswold that Congress making paper notes legal tender was unconstitutional.
- 1876 - US President Ulysses Grant's private-secretary Orville is acquitted in Whiskey Ring.
- 1889 - Astronomical Society of Pacific holds first meeting in San Francisco, California.
- 1904 - Baltimore, Maryland, USA catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks).
- 1905 - Dominican Republic signs treaty turning over customs collection to USA.
- 1905 - Oklahoma admitted to statehood of USA.
- 1934 - First contract for Tennessee-Valley Authority power, Tupelo, Mississippi.
- 1936 - A flag is authorized for the US Vice President.
- 1940 - RKO Radio Pictures world premieres Disney's second animated feature film, Pinocchio, at the Central Theatre in New York City, USA.
- 1942 - USS Shark submarine makes last known message, reporting chasing en empty cargo ship.
- 1943 - Shoe rationing begins in US (may purchase up to three more pairs in 1942).
- 1945 - General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila, Philippines.
- 1945 - US President Harry Truman appoints Irwin C Mollison judge of US Customs Court.
- 1945 - US 76th/5th Infantry divisions begin crossing Sauer.
- 1946 - Filibuster in US Senate kills FEPC bill.
- 1948 - Omar Bradley succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as US Army Chief of Staff.
- 1950 - Senator Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in US Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- 1950 - US and Great Britain recognize Bao Dai Vietnamese regime.
- 1962 - US President John Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba.
- 1965 - US begins regular bombing and strafing of North Vietnam.
- 1973 - US Senate creates Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities.
- 1976 - US Federal Communications Commission raids and shuts down pirate radio station WCPR (Brooklyn, New York).
- 1984 - Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk.
- 1985 - "New York, New York" becomes the official anthem of New York City, New York.
- 1989 - The Los Angeles, California, City Council bans the sale or possession of semiautomatic weapons.
- 1990 - Oil tanker American Trader leaks 1.1 million litres of crude oil from a gash in the hull, causing an oil slick 22km long polluting Bosa Chica, a southern California nature reserve.
- 1992 - Shannon Rhea Marketic, 22, (California), crowned 41st Miss USA.
- 1994 - 21st American Music Awards: Whitney Houston wins.
- 2007 - HSBC announces it is setting aside US$10 billion to cover bad loans in its US mortgage division.
- 2008 - STS-122: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches to deliver the European-built Columbus science laboratory to the International Space Station.
- 2009 - The number of U.S. workers drawing unemployment aid reaches a record high of 4.99 million, the highest since records began in 1967.
- 2010 - The NFL Super Bowl is watched by more than 106 million people in the U.S., surpassing the 1983 finale of M*A*S*H to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, according to the Neilsen Company.
Births on February 7
- 1867 - Birth of Laura Ingalls Wilder in Wisconsin, USA; children's book author (Little House on the Prairie).
- 1884 - Birth of George Ward Linn, in Ohio, USA; founder and editor of Linn's Weekly Stamp News.
- 1896 - Birth of Harold Hoffman in South Amboy, New Jersey, USA; American politician (Governor-New Jersey).
- 1902 - Birth of Ethelda Blebtrey in Waterford, New York, USA; 100 metre swimmer (Olympics-gold-1920).
- 1908 - Birth of Clarence Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe in Oakland, California, USA; swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), actor (Tarzan the Fearless, Flash Gordon).
- 1912 - Birth of Jane Ross in Spokane, Washington, USA; actress (Audrey - Phyllis, Coed Fever).
- 1920 - Birth of Eddie Bracken in Astoria, Queens, New York, USA; actor (Summer Stock, Young and Willing).
- 1923 - Birth of Keefe Brasselle in Elyria, Ohio, USA; actor (Be Our Guest).
- 1932 - Birth of Alfred M Worden in Jackson, Michigan, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (Apollo 15).
- 1934 - Birth of King Curtis [Curtis Ousley] in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; saxophonist (Memphis Soul Stew).
- 1944 - Birth of Michael A Andrews; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Texas, 1983-).
- 1948 - Birth of Jimmy Greenspoon in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock organist (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World").
- 1950 - Birth of Marilyn Cochran in Burlington, Vermont, USA; skier (Olympics-1972).
- 1954 - Birth of Miguel Ferrer in Santa Monica, California, USA; actor (Robocop).
- 1955 - Birth of Rolf Benirschke in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; NFL place kicker / Wheel of Fortune host.
- 1960 - Birth of James Spader in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Endless Love, Wall Street, Mannequin).
- 1962 - Birth of Garth Brooks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; country singer ("No Fences", "Ropin' the Wind").
- 1963 - Birth of Heidemarie M Stefanyshyn-Piper in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Lieutenant Commander US Navy/astronaut.
- 1963 - Birth of Jason Adams in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Ryan's Hope, A Nightmare on Elm Street).
- 1964 - Birth of Cynthia "Sippy" Woodhead in Riverside, California, USA; swimmer (Olympics-silver-1984).
- 1965 - Birth of Jason Gedrick in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Heavenly Kid, Class of '96).
- 1965 - Birth of Kristal Parker-Gregory in Columbus, Ohio, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian-20th).
- 1967 - Birth of Joseph Tilford Leigh Greene in Dayton, Ohio, USA; long jumper (Olympics-bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Bucky Richardson; US football quarterback (Houston Oilers).
- 1973 - Birth of Billy Baumhoff in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; soccer midfielder/forward (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Leanne Schuster in Mesa, Arizona, USA; WPVA volleyball player (National-9th-1995).
- 1977 - Birth of Christine Scheels in New Berlin, Wisconsin; speed skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1977 - Birth of Hillary Wolf in Chicago, Illinois; extra lightweight judoka (Olympics-1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Ashton Kutcher; American actor (That '70s Show).
- 1979 - Birth of Cerina Vincent; Miss Nevada Teen-USA (1996).
Deaths on February 7
- 1865 - John Henry Winder, Confederate Brigadier-General/provost marshal, dies at age 64.
- 1937 - Elihu Root, US Minister of War/Foreign affairs (Nobel Prize 1912), dies at age 91.
- 1964 - Lillian Copeland, US discus thrower (Olympics-gold-32), dies at age 59.
- 1967 - Henry Morgenthau, US minister of Finance (devalued dollar), dies at age 74.
- 1988 - Lin[wood V] Carter, American science-fiction writer (Lost World of Time), dies at age 57.
- 1990 - Death of Jimmy Van Heusen AKA Edward Chester Babcock at age 77; American composer (over 75 songs for Frank Sinatra, "My Kind of Town", "The Second Time Around", "Call Me Irresponsible").
- 1994 - Richard Bissell, US under-director of US Central Intelligence Agency (Pig's Bay), dies at age 84.
- 1998 - Death of Lawrence Sanders, American author (born 1920).
- 2001 - Death of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator (born 1906).
- 2009 - James Whitmore, actor of movies (The Last Frontier, Oklahoma!, Planet of the Apes, The Shawshank Redemption, Battleground, Golden Globe award), television (The Law and Mr. Jones, Temperatures Rising, The Practice, Emmy award), and theater (Give 'em Hell, Harry, Command Decision, Tony award), dies at age 87 in Malibu, California, of lung cancer.
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