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What happened in history on this day: August 7?
On August 7 in ...
- 1782 - US General George Washington creates the Badge of Military Merit honor (later called the Purple Heart), for the enlisted man's sacrifice in war.
- 1789 - US War Department established.
- 1882 - Hatfields of south West Virginia and McCoys of east Kentucky feud, 100 wounded or die.
- 1888 - Theophilus Van Kannel of Philadelphia patents revolving door.
- 1893 - 53rd US Congress (1893-95) convenes.
- 1909 - Abram Piatt Andrew is appointed Mint Director.
- 1912 - Progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for president.
- 1927 - Peace Bridge between US and Canada dedicated.
- 1938 - Two die in a New York City subway accident.
- 1944 - IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the
- 1951 - Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph.
- 1953 - Eastern Airlines enters the jet age, uses Electra prop-jet.
- 1959 - Explorer 6 transmits first TV photo of Earth from space.
- 1960 - Students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta, Georgia churches.
- 1964 - US Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
- 1966 - Race riot in Lansing, Michigan, USA.
- 1970 - Four, including presiding judge, killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, California (Police charge Angela Davis provided weapons).
- 1971 - Apollo 15 returns to Earth.
- 1976 - Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking 1 found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars.
- 1976 - American Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth.
- 1981 - The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
- 1983 - Some 675,000 employees strike AT&T.
- 1986 - Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel, and Anne Knabe begin cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina.
- 1989 - U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (Democrat-Texas) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia.
- 1989 - Federal Express purchases Flying Tigers for about US$800 million.
- 1990 - Desert Shield begins - US deploys troops to Saudi Arabia.
- 1990 - Saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion.
- 1991 - The World Wide Web debuts as a publicly available service on the Internet.
- 1991 - Court rules Manuel Noriega may access some secret US documents.
- 1992 - Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2, en route from Martha's Vineyard to New York, hits an unchartered reef off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Damage is not serious, but the ship is out of service for months.
- 1998 - The bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya kill 224 people and injure over 4,500; they are linked to terrorist Osama Bin Laden, an exile of Saudi Arabia.
- 2007 - At AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, San Francisco Giants' player Barry Bonds surpasses Hank Aaron as the all-time home run leader with his 756th home run. During the 10-minute celebration following the historic homer, a video message is played on the scoreboard in which Aaron congratulates the left fielder for breaking the 33-year old record.
- 2010 - Bowers and Merena Auctions conducts an auction in Boston, Massachusetts. Some highlights:
- US 1794 Flowing Hair dollar, MS-64 NGC: US$1,207,500;
- US 1870-S Seated Liberty dollar, one of nine known, EF-40 PCGS: US$632,500;
- US 1854-O Coronet gold double eagle, one of 20 known, AU-55 PCGS: US$488,750.
- 2018 - The United States reimposes sanctions on Iran.
Births on August 7
- 1885 - Birth of Billie Burke in Washington, DC, USA; actress/comedienne (Glinda the Good Witch - The Wizard of Oz movie, Eddie Cantor Radio Show, Playhouse 90).
- 1940 - Birth of Marlyn Mason in San Fernando, California, USA; actress (Making It, Peyton Place).
- 1942 - Birth of Anjanette Comer in Dawson, Texas, USA; actress (Baby, Lepke).
- 1944 - Birth of John Glover in Kingston, New York, USA; actor (52 Pick-Up, Something Special, Smallville).
- 1956 - Birth of Kent V Rominger in Del Norte, Colorado, USA; US Navy Lieutenant Commander/astronaut.
- 1963 - Birth of Marcus Lewis in Pontiac, Michigan, USA; singer ("Sing me a Song").
- 1969 - Birth of David Hollander in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Lewis and Clark, What's Happenings?).
Deaths on August 7
- 1957 - Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel and Hardy team, dies at age 65.
- 1989 - U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (Democrat-Texas) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia.
- 1991 - Shotzie, Cincinnati Reds' dog mascot, dies at age 9.
- 2005 - Death of Peter Jennings at age 68 from lung cancer; news anchor (World News Tonight on ABC) (born 1938).
- 2022 - Death of David McCullough at age 89 at home in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA; historian (biography of President Harry Truman (Pulitzer Prize), biography of President John Adams (Pulitzer Prize)).
- 2022 - Death of Roger E. Mosley at age 83 of car accident injuries at Los Angeles hospital in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Theodore Calvin - Magnum P.I. TV show)).
- 2023 - Death of William Friedkin at age 87 of heart failure and pneumonia at home in Los Angeles, California, USA; director (The French Connection movie, The Exorcist movie, Oscar award winner).
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