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\nOn Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles arrived in New York for their first American tour, kicking off rock ‘n’ roll’s “British invasion.”
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1812<\/td>\nAuthor Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1944<\/td>\nGermany launched a counteroffensive at Anzio, Italy, during World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/td>\nPresident John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\nThe island nation of Grenada won independence from Britain.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nSpace shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered space walk.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nHaitian President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier fled his country, ending 28 years of family rule.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nThe Soviet Union’s Communist Party gave up its monopoly on power by agreeing to let other political parties compete for control of the country.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nJean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as Haiti’s first democratically elected president.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nEuropean Community members signed the Maastricht Treaty, which led to creation of the euro.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nRamzi Yousef, the alleged mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, was arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nJordan’s King Hussein died at age 63.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nAOL Inc. announced the $315 million purchase of The Huffington Post website.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nA federal appeals court ruled California’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Actor James Spader turns 57 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Gay Talese<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Hickenlooper<\/td>\nGovernor of Colorado<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Garth Brooks<\/td>\nCountry singer<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eddie Izzard<\/td>\nActor, comedian<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Nash<\/td>\nBasketball player<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ashton Kutcher<\/td>\nActor (“Two and a Half Men”)<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tina Majorino<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Comedian Chris Rock turns 52 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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