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This Day in History: February 7


February 7: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

  1. 1795 - The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
  2. 1907 - The Mud March is the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
  3. 1935 - The classic board game Monopoly is invented.
  4. 1940 - The second full length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
  5. 1962 - The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
  6. 1979 - Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered.
  7. 1984 - Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission - Astronauts Bruce McCandless II andRobert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit(MMU).
  8. 1990 - Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.
  9. 1992 - The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.
  10. 1999 - Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein.
  11. Famous Birthdays: Charles Dickens (English author), Laura Ingalls Wilder (American author), Sinclair Lewis (American author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate), Ulf von Euler (Swedish physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate), Tawakkol Karman (Yemeni activist and Nobel Prize laureate)

For famous birthdays and other daily events in history, visit our Daily Dose Activities.

Click Here for Yesterday in History: February 6

Click Here for Tomorrow in History: February 8

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