Event:
A bill to restore jobless benefits for the unemployed fails in the U.S. Senate; the benefits, a 3-month extension for 1.3 million unemployed will cost $6 billion; Democrats did not satisfy Republican request for a solid plan on how to pay for it
More Notable Events on February 7: 1998 18th Winter Olympic games open at Nagano Japan
1984 Bruce McCandless, U.S., makes 1st untethered space walk
1983 Elizabeth Dole, 1st female secretary of transportation, is sworn-in
1964 Beatles land at New York's JFK airport, for 1st U.S. tour
1962 President Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba
