July 7 in History
What happened on July 7 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on july 7 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on july 7 in history.
?>1981
Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
1969
The first U.S. units to withdraw from South Vietnam leave Saigon.
1966
The U.S. Marine Corps launches Operation Hasting to drive the North Vietnamese Army back across the Demilitarized Zone in Vietnam.
1943
Adolf Hitler makes the V-2 missile program a top priority in armament planning.
1941
Although a neutral country, the United States sends troops to occupy Iceland to keep it out of Germany’s hands.
1927
Christopher Stone becomes the first British ‘disc jockey’ when he plays records for the BBC.
1925
Afrikaans is recognized as one of the official languages of South Africa, along with English and Dutch.
1863
Confederate General Robert E. Lee, in Hagerstown, Maryland, reports his defeat at Gettysburg to President Jefferson Davis.
1853
Japan opens its ports to trade with the West after 250 years of isolation.
1815
After defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, the victorious Allies march into Paris.
1814
Sir Walter Scott’s novel Waverley is published anonymously so as not to damage his reputation as a poet.
1807
Czar Alexander meets with Napoleon Bonaparte.
1798
Napoleon Bonaparte‘s army begins its march towards Cairo from Alexandria.
1795
Thomas Paine defends the principal of universal suffrage at the Constitutional Convention in Paris.
1791
Benjamin Rush, Richard Allen and Absalom Jones found the Non-denominational African Church.
1777
American troops give up Fort Ticonderoga, on Lake Champlain, to the British.
1742
A Spanish force invading Georgia runs headlong into the colony’s British defenders. The battle decides the fate of a colony.