"Today is Saturday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2026. There are 327 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 7, 1991, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of Haiti. (He was overthrown by the military the following September.) Also on this date: In 1904, the Great Baltimore Fire began; one of the worst city fires in American history, it destroyed over 1,500 buildings in central Baltimore."
"In 1943, the U.S. government announced that wartime rationing of shoes made of leather would soon take effect, limiting the number of pairs a person could buy each year. (Rationing was lifted in 1945 after World War II ended.) In 1964, the Beatles were met by thousands of screaming fans at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport as they arrived to begin their first American tour."
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 is the 38th day of the year with 327 days remaining. Key historical events on Feb. 7 include Jean-Bertrand Aristide's 1991 inauguration as Haiti's first democratically elected president and the 1904 Great Baltimore Fire that destroyed over 1,500 buildings. The U.S. announced wartime leather shoe rationing in 1943. In 1964 the Beatles began their first American tour amid huge crowds; in 1971 Swiss women gained national voting rights; in 1984 the first untethered spacewalk occurred. Additional milestones include King Hussein's 1999 death, Mississippi's 2013 certification of the 13th Amendment, Tom Brady's 2021 Super Bowl victory, and LeBron James becoming the NBA's all-time scoring leader in 2023. Notable birthdays listed include Gay Talese, John Hickenlooper, James Spader, Garth Brooks, Eddie Izzard, Chris Rock, Essence Atkins, Steve Nash, Ashton Kutcher, and Deborah A.
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