Today is Saturday, February 7, the 38th day of 2009. There are 327 days left in the year.
1613 _ Michail Romanov (16) becomes czar of Russia
1882 _ Last bare knuckle champion John L. Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Mississippi
1900 _ Labour Party forms in England
1940 _ Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, ``Pinocchio," premieres (New York City)
1949 _ Joe DiMaggio becomes first $100,000-year baseball player (New York Yankees)
1950 _ Senator Joe McCarthy finds ``communists" in U.S. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1964 _ Cassius Clay becomes a Muslim and adopts the name Muhammad Ali
1976 _ World's largest telescope (600 cm) begins operation (USSR)
1979 _ Pink Floyd premiered their live version of ``The Wall" in Los Angeles
1997 _ U.S. and Russia announce summit set for Helsinki, March 20-21