Wednesday, February 07, 2024

History for February 7

History for February 7 - On-This-Day.com 
Sinclair Lewis 1885
  • 1795 - The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
  • 1913 - The Turks lost 5,000 men in a battle with the Bulgarian army in Gallipoli.
  • 1922 - DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace offered 5,000 copies of "Reader's Digest" magazine for the first time.
  • 1940 - "Pinocchio" world premiered at the Center Theatre in Manhattan.
  • 1962 - The U.S. government banned all Cuban imports and re-export of U.S. products to Cuba from other countries.
  • 1985 - "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York City.

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