February 07: Fun Facts about Today in History

(February 07, 1885)
Sinclair Lewis, an American author and social commentator whose boldly drawn, enormously popular satiric books shattered national complacency and made him the first American to earn the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, was born.

(February 07, 1940)
Pinocchio, a Disney animated picture, had its global debut and went on to become one of the studio's most adored classics, noted for its stunning animation and fascinating tale.

(February 07, 1964)
The musical British Invasion began on this day in 1964, when the Beatles arrived in New York City, and two nights later, as Beatlemania swept the country, their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show drew 73 million viewers.

(February 07, 1966)
Chris Rock, an American comedian best known for his stand-up routines and films, was born.

(February 07, 1974)
Grenada became independent of the United Kingdom.

(February 07, 2013)
Mississippi was the last state in the United States to abolish slavery, having passed the Thirteenth Amendment in 1995 but failing to file the required papers.

(Died on February 07, 2019)
Frank Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1935).