On this day …
February 7, 2018
- In 1904, a fire in Baltimore destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
- In 1940, Disney’s second animated feature film, Pinocchio, had its premiere.
- In 1962, the U.S. government placed a prohibition on all Cuban imports.
- In 1979, the dwarf planet Pluto’s orbit moved inside Neptune’s since either was discovered.
- In 1991, Haiti’s first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was sworn into office.
- In 1992, the signing of the Maastricht Treaty led to the creation of the European Union.
- In 1999, Crown Prince Abdullah became king of Jordan.
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