Historical Events
- 1301 Edward of Caernarfon (later Edward II) becomes the first English Prince of Wales
- 1842 Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien
- 1856 Colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the 1st piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot
- 1991 Provisional Irish Republican Army launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting in an attempt to assassinate Prime Minister John Major, injuring four people
- 1992 The Maastricht Treaty is signed by 12 countries from the European Community (EC) to create the European Union (EU)
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Feb 7 in Film & TV
- 1974 Mel Brooks' western spoof film "Blazing Saddles", starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder premieres at the Pickwick Drive-In in Burbank, California; patrons watched from horseback rather than cars
Feb 7 in Music
- 1985 "New York, New York" becomes the official anthem of New York City
Feb 7 in Sport
- 2005 Britain's Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest person to sail solo around the world taking 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes 33 seconds
Did You Know?
Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president"
On February 7, 1839
John Deere
Charles Dickens
Garth Brooks
Chris Rock
Steve Nash
Ashton KutcherWould You Believe?
All citrus fruit can be traced to the southeast foothills of the Himalayas, according to DNA study published in "Nature"
On February 7, 2018
Famous Weddings
- 1403 English King Henry IV marries his second wife Joan of Navarre
- 1901 Queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- 1925 Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (29) weds actress Estelle Taylor (30)
More Weddings
Gustav IV Adolf
Harvey S. Firestone
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Albert Finney
Frank RobinsonArticles, Photos and Quiz
Great Siege of Gibraltar
Detailed view of combat during the siege
February 7, 1783
2,000-year-old Glass Treasure Shattered by a Drunk
One of the British Museum's treasured pieces of Roman antiquity was shattered on this day by a drunken visitor.
February 7, 1845
Maastricht Treaty
Map of the 12 countries that signed the Treaty on European Union commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty
February 7, 1992
Weekly Quiz for February 3 - 9
In 1870 the US ratified the 15th amendment to the constitution, what did it then do? From which university did Mark Zuckerberg launch Facebook in 2004?
