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Today in History: February 7

0457
A Thracian officer by the name of Leo is proclaimed as emperor of the East by the army general, Aspar, on the death of the Emperor Marcian.

1668
The Netherlands, England and Sweden conclude an alliance directed against Louis XIV of France.

1783
The Siege of Gibraltar, which was pursued by the Spanish and the French since July 24, 1779, is finally lifted.

1913
The Turks lose 5,000 men in a battle with the Bulgarian army in Gallipoli.

1926
Negro History Week, originated by Carter G. Woodson, is observed for the first time.

1944
The Germans launch a second attack against the Allied beachead at Anzio, Italy. They hoped to push the Allies back into the sea.

1963
The Mona Lisa is put on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

1964
The British band The Beatles are greeted by 25,000 fans upon their arrival in the United States at JFK Airport.

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Today in History: Born on February 7
1477
Sir Thomas More, English statesman and writer, famous for Utopia, later executed for refusing to accept Henry VIII as the head of the church.

1804
John Deere, farm equipment manufacturer

1812
Charles Dickens, prolific English novelist whose stories reflected life in Victorian England. Some of his more famous works include Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities.

1867
Laura Ingalls Wilder, author whose works were the basis for television's Little House on the Prairie.

JOTD
So there was this professional assassin that charged $10,000 per bullet.

A guy comes up to him in the bar one day and says, "Are you the guy who charges $10,000 a bullet?"

"Yup."

"What if you miss?"

He looks at the man, deadly serious. "I don't miss..."

"Okay, we'll I've got $20,000. I just found out my wife is having an affair with my best friend. They're at the motel together right now."

"Let's go," the assassin says.

So they drive to a store across the street from the motel and climb up on the roof. The assassin takes out his rifle and attaches the scope.

"They're in room 21. I want you to shoot her in the head, and I want you to blow his dick off."

The assassin looks through his scope. He keeps staring for several minutes, not taking the shot.

"Well? What are you waiting for!?" the husband asks.

"Hold on a minute. I think I can save you $10,000."