Today is Thursday, February 7, the 38th day of 2013. There are 327 days left in the year.
1613 ― Michail Romanov (16) becomes czar of Russia
1839 ― Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president"
1900 ― Labour Party forms in England
1914 ― Charlie Chaplin debuts "The Tramp" in "Kid Auto Races at Venice"
1940 ― British railroads nationalized
1958 ― Dodgers officially become the Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc.
1964 ― Cassius Clay becomes a Muslim and adopts the name Muhammad Ali
1979 ― Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles
1986 ― Philippine Corazon Aquino defeats incumbent dictator Ferdinand Marcos but fraudulent returns gave the election to Marcos
1997 ― U.S. and Russia announce summit set for Helsinki, March 20-21