February 7
1795 - The 11th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.
1857 - A French court acquitted author Gustave Flaubert of obscenity for his serialized novel "Madame Bovary."
1904 - A disastrous fire destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in downtown Baltimore.
1926 - Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week, which later evolved into Black History Month.
1943 - The government abruptly announced that wartime rationing of shoes made of leather would go into effect in two days, limiting consumers to buying three pairs per person per year. (Rationing was lifted in October 1945.)
1948 - Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as U.S. Army Chief of Staff; he was succeeded by Gen. Omar Bradley.
1962 - President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba.
1964 - The Beatles arrived in the United States for the first time.
1971 - Women in Switzerland were finally granted the right to vote.
1974 - The island of Grenada gained independence from Britain.
1984 - Space shuttle Challenger astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered spacewalk, which lasted nearly six hours.
1985 - U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena was kidnapped in Guadalajara, Mexico, by drug traffickers who tortured and murdered him.
1986 - President Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier fled Haiti.
1990 - The Communist Party in the Soviet Union allowed other political parties to compete for power for the first time.
1991 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as the first democratically-elected president of Haiti. (He was overthrown by the military the following September).
1999 - Jordan's King Hussein died of cancer at age 63; he was succeeded by his eldest son, Abdullah.
2009 - A miles-wide section of ice in Lake Erie broke away from the Ohio shoreline, trapping about 135 fishermen, some for as long as four hours before they could be rescued (one man fell into the water and later died of an apparent heart attack).
2018 - Biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong struck a $500 million deal to buy the Los Angeles Times, the San Diego Union-Tribune and other publications.
2020 - Two days after his acquittal in his first Senate impeachment trial, President Donald Trump took retribution against two officials who had delivered damaging testimony; he ousted Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a national security aide, and Gordon Sondland, his ambassador to the European Union.
Birthdays
25 - Chiara Hovland (model)
36 - Matthew Stafford (football player)
39 - Deborah Ann Woll (actress)
39 - Tina Majorino (actress)
45 - Cerina Vincent (actress)
46 - Ashton Kutcher (actor)
50 - Steve Nash (basketball player)
51 - Essence Atkins (actress)
57 - Jason Gedrick (actor)
59 - Chris Rock (actor/comedian)
62 - Eddie Izzard (actor/comedian)
62 - Garth Brooks (singer)
64 - James Spader (actor)
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Today in Sports History - February 7
1882 - The last bareknuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City.
1949 - Joe DiMaggio signed a contract with the New York Yankees that was worth $100,000. It was the first six-figure contract in major league baseball.
1965 - Cassius Clay began using the name Mohammed Ali.
1985 - "Sports Illustrated" released its annual swimsuit edition. It was the largest regular edition in the magazine’s history at 218 pages.
1991 - Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin and Larry Fleisher are elected to the NBA Hall of Fame.
1994 - Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball.
1997 - Quarterback Jim Kelly of the Buffalo Bills announced his retirement.
1998 - The Dallas Stars retired Neal Broten's #7.
2010 - The New Orleans Saints defeat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win Super Bowl XLIV.
2016 - The Denver Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers 24-10 to win Super Bowl 50.
2021 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 to win Super Bowl LV.
2023 - LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers scores his 38,388th career point to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
1795 - The 11th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.
1857 - A French court acquitted author Gustave Flaubert of obscenity for his serialized novel "Madame Bovary."
1904 - A disastrous fire destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in downtown Baltimore.
1926 - Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week, which later evolved into Black History Month.
1943 - The government abruptly announced that wartime rationing of shoes made of leather would go into effect in two days, limiting consumers to buying three pairs per person per year. (Rationing was lifted in October 1945.)
1948 - Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as U.S. Army Chief of Staff; he was succeeded by Gen. Omar Bradley.
1962 - President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba.
1964 - The Beatles arrived in the United States for the first time.
1971 - Women in Switzerland were finally granted the right to vote.
1974 - The island of Grenada gained independence from Britain.
1984 - Space shuttle Challenger astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered spacewalk, which lasted nearly six hours.
1985 - U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena was kidnapped in Guadalajara, Mexico, by drug traffickers who tortured and murdered him.
1986 - President Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier fled Haiti.
1990 - The Communist Party in the Soviet Union allowed other political parties to compete for power for the first time.
1991 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as the first democratically-elected president of Haiti. (He was overthrown by the military the following September).
1999 - Jordan's King Hussein died of cancer at age 63; he was succeeded by his eldest son, Abdullah.
2009 - A miles-wide section of ice in Lake Erie broke away from the Ohio shoreline, trapping about 135 fishermen, some for as long as four hours before they could be rescued (one man fell into the water and later died of an apparent heart attack).
2018 - Biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong struck a $500 million deal to buy the Los Angeles Times, the San Diego Union-Tribune and other publications.
2020 - Two days after his acquittal in his first Senate impeachment trial, President Donald Trump took retribution against two officials who had delivered damaging testimony; he ousted Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a national security aide, and Gordon Sondland, his ambassador to the European Union.
Birthdays
25 - Chiara Hovland (model)
36 - Matthew Stafford (football player)
39 - Deborah Ann Woll (actress)
39 - Tina Majorino (actress)
45 - Cerina Vincent (actress)
46 - Ashton Kutcher (actor)
50 - Steve Nash (basketball player)
51 - Essence Atkins (actress)
57 - Jason Gedrick (actor)
59 - Chris Rock (actor/comedian)
62 - Eddie Izzard (actor/comedian)
62 - Garth Brooks (singer)
64 - James Spader (actor)
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Today in Sports History - February 7
1882 - The last bareknuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City.
1949 - Joe DiMaggio signed a contract with the New York Yankees that was worth $100,000. It was the first six-figure contract in major league baseball.
1965 - Cassius Clay began using the name Mohammed Ali.
1985 - "Sports Illustrated" released its annual swimsuit edition. It was the largest regular edition in the magazine’s history at 218 pages.
1991 - Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin and Larry Fleisher are elected to the NBA Hall of Fame.
1994 - Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball.
1997 - Quarterback Jim Kelly of the Buffalo Bills announced his retirement.
1998 - The Dallas Stars retired Neal Broten's #7.
2010 - The New Orleans Saints defeat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win Super Bowl XLIV.
2016 - The Denver Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers 24-10 to win Super Bowl 50.
2021 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 to win Super Bowl LV.
2023 - LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers scores his 38,388th career point to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
