This Day in History
07 Feb 1074
Battle of Montesarchio Prince of Benevento Pandulf IV killed battling the encroaching Normans in southern Italy
07 Feb 1301
Edward of Caernarion (later Edward II) becomes first (English) Prince of Wales
07 Feb 1522
Treaty of Brussels Habsburgers split into Spanish and Austrian Branches
07 Feb 1550
Giovanni Maria del Monte elected Pope Julius III
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King Hussein of Jordan dies
On February 7 1999 King Hussein bin Talal the 20th centurys longest-serving executive head of state dies and his son Prince Abdallah bin Hussein asc...
First human satellite
While in orbit 170 miles above Earth Navy Captain Bruce McCandless becomes the first human being to fly untethered in space when he exits the U.S. space shuttl...
European Union treaty signed
After suffering through centuries of bloody conflict the nations of Western Europe finally unite in the spirit of economic cooperation with the signing of the ...
Tire king Firestone dies
On February 7 1938 automotive industry pioneer Harvey Samuel Firestone founder of the major American tire company that bore his name dies at the age of 69 i...
Beatles arrive in New York
On February 7 1964 Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New Yorks Kennedy Airportand Beatlemania arriv...
U.S. jets conduct retaliatory raids
As part of Operation Flaming Dart 49 U.S. Navy jets from the 7th Fleet carriers Coral Sea and Hancock drop bombs and rockets on the barracks and staging areas ...
Operation Dewey Canyon II ends
Operation Dewey Canyon II ends but U.S. units continue to provide support for South Vietnamese army operations in Laos. Operation Dewey Canyon II began on Janu...
LSU star Maravich scores 69 points in single game
On February 7 1970 Louisiana State University basketball star Pete Maravich scores 69 points in a game against Alabama setting a Division I record that would...
President George W. Bush announces plan for faith-based initiatives
On this day in 2002 President George W. Bush announces his plan to federally fund faith-based initiatives.Bush started his day at a National Prayer Breakfast ...
Cowboy celebrity Charles Siringo is born
Charles Siringo one of the most famous contemporary chroniclers of the cowboy life is born in Matagorda County Texas.When Siringo was only 30 years old he p...
Zola is brought to trial
On this day in 1898 French writer Emile Zola is brought to trial for libel for JAccuse his newspaper editorial attacking the French army...
The Beatles arrive on American shores
On the airplane I felt New York Ringo Starr said many years later. It was like an octopus.I could feel like tentacles coming up ...
First appearance of Little Tramp
On this day in 1914 the silent film Kid Auto Races at Venice premieres in theaters featuring the actor Charlie Chaplin in his first screen appearance as the ...
Earthquake causes fluvial tsunami in Mississippi
On this day in 1812 the most violent of a series of earthquakes near Missouri causes a so-called fluvial tsunami in the Mississippi River actually making the ...
Plea bargaining gains favor in American courts
Albert McKenzie pleads guilty to a misdemeanor count of embezzlement in Alameda County California. McKenzie had originally been charged with a felony for takin...
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