September 7 in History
What happened on September 7 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on september 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 september 7 in history.
?>2008
US Government assumes conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the country’s two largest mortgage financing companies, during the subprime mortgage crisis.
2004
Hurricane Ivan damages 90% of buildings on the island of Grenada; 39 die in the Category 5 storm.
1988
Pilot and cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan to travel to outer space, returns to earth after 9 days aboard the Soviet space station Mir.
1986
Desmond Tutu becomes first black leader of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of South Africa).
1979
ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programing Network, debuts.
1978
Secret police agent Francesco Gullino assassinates Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov in London by firing a ricin pellet from a specially designed umbrella.
1977
Panama and US sign Torrijos-Carter Treaties to transfer control of the Panama Canal from the US to Panama at the end of the 20th century.
1970
Jockey Bill Shoemaker earns 6,033rd win, breaking Johnny Longden’s record for most lifetime wins; Shoemaker’s record would stand for 29 years.
1965
Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio.
1954
Integration of public schools begins in Washington D.C. and Maryland.
1953
Nikita Krushchev elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
1942
The Red Army pushes back the German line northwest of Stalingrad.
1940
Germany’s blitz against London begins during the Battle of Britain.
1916
The U.S. Congress passes the Workman’s Compensation Act.
1912
French aviator Roland Garros sets an altitude record of 13,200 feet.
1892
The first heavyweight-title boxing match fought with gloves under Marquis of Queensbury rules ends when James J. Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round.
1888
An incubator is used for the first time on a premature infant.
1876
The James-Younger gang botches an attempt to rob the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota.
1864
Union General Phil Sheridan’s troops skirmish with the Confederates under Jubal Early outside Winchester, Virginia.
1813
The earliest known printed reference to the United States by the nickname “Uncle Sam” occurs in the Troy Post.
1812
On the road to Moscow, Napoleon wins a costly victory over the Russians at Borodino.
1778
Shawnee Indians attack and lay siege to Boonesborough, Kentucky.
1701
England, Austria, and the Netherlands form an Alliance against France.
1630
The town of Trimountaine in Massachusetts is renamed Boston. It became the state capital.
1571
At the Battle of Lepanto in the Mediterranean Sea, the Christian galley fleet destroys the Turkish galley fleet.