2023
LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates with his mom, Gloria James left, and wife Savannah James, center, and daughter Zhuri James along with son Byrce James, right, after breaking Hall of Fame and former Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul Jabbar scoring record (38,387) in the second half of a NBA basketball game against Oklahoma City Thunder at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 7.
2021
Super Bowl LV: Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominate defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9; MVP: Tom Brady, TB Bucs, QB; Brady’s record 7th SB win.
2014
XXII Winter Olympic Games open in Sochi, Russia.
1998
XVIII Winter Olympic Games open in Nagano, Japan.
1991
The Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as Haiti’s first democratically elected president.
1986
Haitian President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier fled his country ending 28 years of family rule.
1979
Pink Floyd premiere their live version of “The Wall” in Los Angeles
1976
Darryl Sittler (Toronto Maple Leafs) set a National Hockey League (NHL) record when he scored 10 points in a game against the Boston Bruins. He scored six goals and four assists.
1969
Al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO.
1964
The Beatles pop group arrive in the United States for the first time; mass hysteria greets them at the airport.
1961
Jane Fonda made her acting debut on NBC.
1940
“Pinocchio” world premiered at the Center Theatre in Manhattan.
1639
Academie Française begins Dictionary of French Language.