The "Angel of Death" dies, 1979

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: FEB. 7TH

Beatles arrive in New York, 1964

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Benjamin Franklin publishes "An Imaginary Speech", 1775

AUTOMOTIVE

Tire king Firestone dies,1938

CIVIL WAR

Rebel reinforcements ordered to Tennessee's Fort Donelson, 1862

COLD WAR

Soviet Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power, 1990

CRIME

Plea bargaining gains favor in American courts,1881

Forensic evidence solves a crime, 1968

DISASTER

Earthquake causes fluvial tsunami in Mississippi,1812

GENERAL INTEREST

The Great Baltimore Fire begins, 1904

First human satellite,1984

European Union treaty signed, 1992

King Hussein of Jordan dies, 1999

HOLLYWOOD

First appearance of “Little Tramp”, 1914

LITERARY

Zola is brought to trial,1898

MUSIC

The Beatles arrive on American shores, 1964

OLD WEST

Cowboy celebrity Charles Siringo is born,1855

PRESIDENTIAL

President George W. Bush announces plan for "faith-based initiatives",2002

SPORTS

LSU star Maravich scores 69 points in single game,1970

VIETNAM WAR

U.S. jets conduct retaliatory raids, 1965

Operation Dewey Canyon II ends, 1971

WORLD WAR I

Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes begins,1915

WORLD WAR II

The "Angel of Death" dies, 1979