Today in history: On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles were met by thousands of screaming fans at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport as they arrived to begin their first American tour. Also on this date: In 1904, the Great Baltimore Fire began; one of the worst city fires in American history, it destroyed over 1,500 buildings in central Baltimore. In 1943, the government abruptly announced that wartime rationing of shoes made of leather would go into effect in two days, limiting consumers