On this day …
February 7, 2015
- In 1795, the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, dealing with the states’ sovereign immunity, was ratified.
- In 1904, a fire in Baltimore destroyed more than 1500 buildings in 30 hours.
- In 1935, the board game Monopoly was invented.
- In 1940, Pinocchio, the second full-length animated film from Walt Disney, premiered.
- In 1962, the United States banned all Cuban imports and exports.
- In 1974, Grenada gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
- In 1979, Pluto moved inside Neptune’s orbit for the first time since either celestial body was discovered.
- In 1992, the Maastricht Treaty was signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.
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