- Today is Sunday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 1999. There are 327
                        days left in the year.

                      - On Feb. 7, 1795, the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was
                        ratified. It affirmed the power of the states by prohibiting suits
                        against them.
                      - In 1812, author Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England.
                      - In 1827, ballet was introduced to the U.S. at Bowery Theatre in New
                        York City.
                      - In 1914, Charlie Chaplin debuted his character "The Tramp" in "Kid
                        Auto Races at Venice."
                      - In 1915, the first wireless message sent from a moving train to a
                        station was received.
                      - In 1935, the game "Monopoly" was first marketed by Charles Darrow.
                      - In 1943, the government announced that shoe rationing would go into
                        effect in two days, limiting consumers to buying three pairs per
                        person for the remainder of the year.
                      - In 1944, Bing Crosby and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded
                        "Swinging on a Star" for Decca Records.
                      - In 1948, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as Army chief of staff
                        and was succeeded by Gen. Omar Bradley.
                      - In 1949, Joe DiMaggio re-signed with the Yankees for $100,000, the
                        first six-figure contract in the major leagues.
                      - In 1961, Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String
                        of Beads."
                      - In 1964, 10,000 screaming fans welcomed the Beatles upon their
                        arrival at New York's JFK International Airport as the "Fab Four"
                        began their first U.S. tour and for their first appearance on "The
                        Ed Sullivan Show."
                      - In 1965, prizefighter Cassius Clay became a Muslim and adopted the
                        name Muhammad Ali.
                      - In 1979, Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in
                        Los Angeles.
                      - In 1983, Elizabeth H. Dole was sworn in as the first female
                        secretary of transportation.
                      - In 1984, space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L.
                        Stewart went on the first untethered space walk.
                      - In 1985, "New York, New York" became the official anthem of The Big
                        Apple.
                      - In 1986, Haitian President-for-Life Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier
                        fled his country, ending 28 years of his family's rule.
                      - In 1990, Lisa Leslie of Morningside High School in Inglewood,
                        Calif., scored 101 points in the first half against South Torrance
                        High School. The final score was 102-24, as the South Torrance coach
                        decided not to bring his team out for the second half.
                      - In 1991, the Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as Haiti's
                        first democratically elected president.

                      *Happy Birthday*
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                      - Garth Brooks, 37, Country singer/musician
                      - Miguel Ferrer, 45, actor, "Twin Peaks"
                      - Jason Gedrick, 32, actor, "Murder One"
                      - Juwan Howard, 26, NBA forward
                      - Pete Postlethwaite, 54, actor, "The Boxer"
                      - Chris Rock, 33, actor/comedian
                      - James Spader, 39, actor, "Crash"