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British Invasion launched with Beatles' arrival in U.S.: 7 February 1964 - This Day in History
The musical British Invasion began when the Beatles landed in New York City this day in 1964, and two nights later, as Beatlemania stormed America, their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show was watched by 73 million viewers.
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1986: In the wake of political unrest, Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier fled his country, with U.S. assistance, for France.
1974: Grenada gained independence from the United Kingdom.
1812: One of the largest earthquakes in U.S. history occurred along the New Madrid Fault.
1613: Michael Romanov, founder of the Romanov dynasty, became tsar of Russia.
Charles Dickens: Biography of the Day
Born in England this day in 1812, Charles Dickens, whose works include A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations, is generally considered the greatest Victorian-era novelist.
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