February 7
1795 - The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
1904 - A disastrous fire destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in downtown Baltimore, Maryland.
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 gained the right to vote through a national referendum, 12 years after a previous attempt failed.
1974 - The island of Grenada won its 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-Clause "Baby Doc" Duvalier fled Haiti.
1990 - The Communist Party of the Soviet Union allowed other 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).
2013 - CIA Director-designate John Brennan strongly defended anti-terror attacks by unmanned drones under close questioning at a protest-disrupted confirmation hearing held by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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.
2022 - President Joe Biden’s top science adviser Eric Lander resigned after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff, marking the first Cabinet-level departure of the Biden administration.
Birthdays
29 - Xenia Goodwin (actress)
34 - Isaiah Thomas (basketball player)
35 - Matthew Stafford (football player)
38 - Deborah Ann Woll (actress)
38 - Tina Majorino (actress)
44 - Cerina Vincent (actress)
45 - Ashton Kutcher (actor)
48 - Wes Borland (singer)
49 - Steve Nash (basketball player)
50 - Essence Atkins (actress)
51 - Robyn Lively (actress)
56 - Jason Gedrick (actor)
58 - Chris Rock (actor/comedian)
61 - Eddie Izzard (actor/comedian)
61 - Garth Brooks (singer)
63 - 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.
1975 - The NBA's New Orleans Jazz ended a 28 game road losing streak.
1976 - Darryl Sittler (Toronto Maple Leafs) set a National Hockey League (NHL) record when he scored 10 points in a game against the Boston Bruins. He scored six goals and four assists.
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 basketball hall of fame.
1994 - Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball.
1995 - Joe Mullen (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the first American-born player to score 1,000 points in the NHL. Mullen ended his career with 1,063 career points.
1997 - Jim Kelly (Buffalo Bills) announced his retirement from the NFL. He was the only quarterback to date to guide the same team to four losing Super Bowls.
2010 - The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win Super Bowl XLIV.
2016 - The Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 to win Super Bowl L.
2021 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 to win Super Bowl LV. The win gave quarterback Tom Brady a record seventh career Super Bowl victory.
1795 - The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
1904 - A disastrous fire destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in downtown Baltimore, Maryland.
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 gained the right to vote through a national referendum, 12 years after a previous attempt failed.
1974 - The island of Grenada won its 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-Clause "Baby Doc" Duvalier fled Haiti.
1990 - The Communist Party of the Soviet Union allowed other 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).
2013 - CIA Director-designate John Brennan strongly defended anti-terror attacks by unmanned drones under close questioning at a protest-disrupted confirmation hearing held by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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.
2022 - President Joe Biden’s top science adviser Eric Lander resigned after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff, marking the first Cabinet-level departure of the Biden administration.
Birthdays
29 - Xenia Goodwin (actress)
34 - Isaiah Thomas (basketball player)
35 - Matthew Stafford (football player)
38 - Deborah Ann Woll (actress)
38 - Tina Majorino (actress)
44 - Cerina Vincent (actress)
45 - Ashton Kutcher (actor)
48 - Wes Borland (singer)
49 - Steve Nash (basketball player)
50 - Essence Atkins (actress)
51 - Robyn Lively (actress)
56 - Jason Gedrick (actor)
58 - Chris Rock (actor/comedian)
61 - Eddie Izzard (actor/comedian)
61 - Garth Brooks (singer)
63 - 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.
1975 - The NBA's New Orleans Jazz ended a 28 game road losing streak.
1976 - Darryl Sittler (Toronto Maple Leafs) set a National Hockey League (NHL) record when he scored 10 points in a game against the Boston Bruins. He scored six goals and four assists.
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 basketball hall of fame.
1994 - Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball.
1995 - Joe Mullen (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the first American-born player to score 1,000 points in the NHL. Mullen ended his career with 1,063 career points.
1997 - Jim Kelly (Buffalo Bills) announced his retirement from the NFL. He was the only quarterback to date to guide the same team to four losing Super Bowls.
2010 - The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win Super Bowl XLIV.
2016 - The Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 to win Super Bowl L.
2021 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 to win Super Bowl LV. The win gave quarterback Tom Brady a record seventh career Super Bowl victory.
