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February 7

4 sourced moments from February 7 in history: Botticelli probably didn't burn his art in the 1497 bonfire; The Beatles land in America (1964); Pluto was closer to the Sun than Neptune from 1979 to 1999, plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on February 7

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1992 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

The Maastricht Treaty creates the EU

In a small Dutch city, twelve nations signed the document that turned a common market into the European Union—and put a single currency on the map.

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1979 Space · Solar System

Pluto was closer to the Sun than Neptune from 1979 to 1999

For 20 years Neptune was the outermost planet. Pluto's stretched, tilted orbit explains why, and a 3:2 rhythm keeps the two from ever colliding.

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1964 Culture & Arts · Music

The Beatles land in America

A transatlantic flight, thousands of screaming fans, and a haircut heard round the world—Beatlemania touched down at JFK.

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1497 History · Medieval

Botticelli probably didn't burn his art in the 1497 bonfire

Savonarola's bonfire of the vanities blazed in Florence on 7 February 1497 — but the tale of Botticelli feeding it his paintings lacks evidence.

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