On this day …
February 7, 2017
- In 1898, Emile Zola was brought to trial for libel for publishing “J’accuse.”
- In 1904, a fire in Baltimore, Md., destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
- In 1940, Disney’s second full-length animated feature, Pinocchio, premiered.
- In 1962, the United States banned all Cuban imports and exports.
- In 1979, Pluto moved inside Neptune’s orbit for the first time since either was discovered.
- In 1991, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as Haiti’s first democratically elected president.
- In 1992, the Maastricht Treaty was signed, leading to creation of the European Union.
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