On This Day - February 7th

Featured Event:

British Invasion launched with Beatles' arrival in U.S. (1964) 🎸

The musical British Invasion began when the Beatles landed in New York City and two nights later, as Beatlemania stormed America, their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show was watched by 73 million viewers.

Other events:

1940: The animated film Pinocchio had its world premiere. 🤥

1974: Grenada gained independence from the United Kingdom. 🇬🇩

2013: Mississippi became the last U.S. state to officially abolish slavery 📝

2023: American basketball player LeBron James became the all-time highest scorer in the NBA 🏀

Featured Birthdays:

1812: Charles Dickens 🇬🇧 (Novelist)

1962: Garth Brooks 🇺🇸 (Singer-Songwriter)

1966: Chris Rock 🇺🇸 (Comedian and Actor)

1974: Steve Nash 🇨🇦 (Basketball Player)

Featured Deaths:

1979: Joseph Mengele 🇩🇪 (Nazi Doctor)

2015: Billy Casper 🇺🇸 (Golfer)

2019: Albert Finney 🇬🇧 (Actor)