1904

The Great Baltimore Fire began. One of the worst city fires in American history, it destroyed over 1,500 buildings in central Baltimore.

1964

On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles were met by thousands of screaming fans at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport as they arrived to begin their first American tour.

1984

Space shuttle Challenger astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered spacewalk.