Unforgettable Moments: Feb 7 in History

In this video, we're taking a look back at some of the most unforgettable moments that have occurred on February 7 in history. From significant events to interesting facts, this date has left its mark in history. Watch and learn about the importance of February 7 in this date in history!

1301 Edward of Caernarfon (later Edward II) becomes the first English Prince of Wales
1783 Great Siege of Gibraltar, launched by France and Spain against the British colony during the American War of Independence is lifted after 3 years and 7 months
1795 11th Amendment to US Constitution ratified, affirms power of states
1817 Baltimore becomes the 1st American city lit by gas street lamps with the first turned on at Market and Lemon Streets (currently Baltimore and Holliday Streets)
1818 1st successful US educational magazine "Academician" begins (NYC)
1839 Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president”
1936 A flag is authorized for US Vice President
1948 Omar Bradley succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as US Army Chief of Staff
1950 Senator Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in US Department of State
1962 US President JFK begins blockade of Cuba by banning all Cuban imports and exports.
1965 US begins regular bombing & strafing of N Vietnam
1969 Al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO
1973 US Senate creates Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities
1974 American left-wing guerilla group Symbionese Liberation Army claim responsibility for the kidnapping of Patty Hearst, daughter of American publishing heir Randolph Hearst
1983 1st female secretary of transportation sworn-in (Elizabeth Dole)
1984 American astronaut Bruce McCandless makes 1st untethered space walk
1994 Howard Stern stops a would-be jumper on the George Washington Bridge