Legislative Republicans on Wednesday advanced the GOP’s latest tax cut proposal, which would dramatically expand Wisconsin’s second income tax bracket and provide tax credits to Wisconsin retirees and parents.
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Today in history: Feb. 7
1948: Omar Bradley
In 1948, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as U.S. Army chief of staff; he was succeeded by Gen. Omar Bradley.
1962: John F. Kennedy
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba.
1964: The Beatles
In 1964, the Beatles arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to begin their first American tour.
1984: Spacewalk
In 1984, space shuttle Challenger astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered spacewalk, which lasted nearly six hours.
1985: Enrique "Kiki" Camarena
In 1985, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was kidnapped in Guadalajara, Mexico, by drug traffickers who tortured and murdered him.
1991: Jean-Bertrand Aristide
In 1991, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of Haiti (he was overthrown by the military the following September).
2009: Lake Erie
In 2009, a miles-wide section of ice in Lake Erie broke away from the Ohio shoreline, trapping about 135 fishermen, some for as long as four hours before they could be rescued (one man fell into the water and later died of an apparent heart attack).
2014: Sochi Olympics
In 2014, the Sochi Olympics opened with a celebration of Russia’s past greatness and hopes for future glory.
2018: Los Angeles Times sale
In 2018, biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong struck a $500 million deal to buy the Los Angeles Times, the San Diego Union-Tribune and other publications.
2020: Donald Trump
In 2020, two days after his acquittal in his first Senate impeachment trial, President Donald Trump took retribution against two officials who had delivered damaging testimony; he ousted Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a national security aide, and Gordon Sondland, his ambassador to the European Union.
2021: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In 2021, after moving south to a new team and conference, Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 31-9 Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on the Buccaneers’ home field.
