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What happened in history on this day: September 7?
On September 7 in ...
- 1776 - The World's first submarine attack occurs, as the American submersible craft Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the hull of the British flagship HMS Eagle in New York Harbor.
- 1800 - Zion AME Church dedicated (New York City, New York, USA).
- 1819 - The Second Bank of the United States issues bank notes.
- 1860 - Excursion steamer Lady Elgin drowns 340 in Lake Michigan.
- 1863 - Federal naval expedition arrives off Sabine Pass.
- 1903 - Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in New York.
- 1907 - Sutro's ornate Cliff House in San Francisco is destroyed by fire.
- 1914 - New York Post Office Building opens to the public.
- 1927 - The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Taylor Farnsworth in San Francisco, California, USA.
- 1936 - Boulder Dam begins operation in the USA.
- 1943 - Fire in decrepit old Gulf Hotel kills 45 (Houston, Texas, USA).
- 1948 - First use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio.
- 1956 - Bell X-2 sets unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000+ feet.
- 1977 - US President Jimmy Carter and Panama's Omar Torrijos sign the Panama Canal Treaty for American handover on December 31, 1999.
- 1979 - In the USA, the Entertainment Sports Programming Network, known as ESPN, broadcasts for the first time.
- 1983 - Voters of the Marshall Islands approve establishment of a Compact of Free Association with the USA.
- 1987 - (to September 21) The world's first conference on artificial life is held at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- 1988 - Security and Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws.
- 1990 - Miss America 1991 crowned.
- 1994 - Apple Computer announces its intention to license the Macintosh operating system in 1995. A Mac OS logo is announced, which will be used to identify Mac application programs and Mac-compatible systems.
- 1996 - Rap legend Tupac Shakur is shot in Las Vegas, Nevada, following the Mike Tyson bout; he dies on September 13.
- 1997 - First test flight of the F-22 Raptor.
- 1998 - Google, Inc. is founded, in Menlo Park, California, by Stanford University Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
- 2008 - American mortgage companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are taken over by the US government, due to their risk to the economy. The two companies account for nearly half of home mortgages in the US. The two firms will be administered by the Federal Housing Finance Agency until their long-term future is decided. Together, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae own or guarantee about US$5.3 trillion of mortgages and have made a combined loss of about US$14 billion in the past year.
- 2009 - Busch Gardens in Florida closes The Big Bad Wolf roller coaster. 29 million fans rode the attraction, which was the world's first suspended roller coaster.
Births on September 7
- 1860 - Birth of Anna Maria "Grandma" Moses in New York, USA; primitive painter (Old Oaken Bucket).
- 1891 - Birth of Roscoe Karns in San Bernadino, California, USA; actor (Captain Shafer - Hennesey).
- 1908 - Birth of Paul Brown in Norwalk, Ohio, USA; NFL hall of famer (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1924 - Birth of Daniel Inouye; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Hawaii), chair of Iran-Contra hearings.
- 1924 - Birth of Leonard Rosenman in Brooklyn, New York, USA; TV composer (Marcus Welby M.D.).
- 1929 - Birth of John Milford in Johnstown, New York, USA; actor (Lieutenant, Legend of Jesse James).
- 1930 - Birth of Sonny Rollins in New York City, New York, USA; jazz saxophonist (Blue Room).
- 1934 - Birth of Bill Giles in Rochester, New York, USA; baseball owner (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1936 - Birth of Buddy Holly AKA Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Kansas, USA; singer ("Peggy Sue", "That'll Be the Day").
- 1937 - Birth of John Phillip Law in Hollywood, California, USA; actor (Barbarella, Love Machine).
- 1939 - Birth of S David Griggs in Portland, Oregon, USA; astronaut (STS 51D, STS 33).
- 1949 - Birth of Gloria Gaynor in Newark, New Jersey; disco singer ("I Will Survive").
- 1950 - Birth of Chrissie Hynde in Akron, Ohio, USA; rocker (Pretenders - "Mystery Achievement").
- 1951 - Birth of Julie Kavner in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Brenda - Rhoda, Tracy Ullman Show, The Simpsons).
- 1954 - Birth of Corbin Bernsen in North Hollywood, California, USA; actor (Arnie Becker - L.A. Law, Psych, Cuts).
- 1957 - Birth of Margot Chapman in Hawaii; vocals (Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight").
- 1968 - Birth of Kyle Stevens in New Jersey, USA; rock guitarist (Bang Tango - "Dancin' on Coals").
Deaths on September 7
- 1991 - Death of Edwin McMillan, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907).
- 2016 - Death of Norbert Schemansky, American weightlifter (born 1924).
- 2016 - Death of Joseph Keller, American mathematician (born 1923).
- 2022 - Death of Bernard Shaw at age 82; American TV news anchor (CNN).
- 2022 - Death of Anne Garrels at age 71 of lung cancer in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA; reporter (National Public Radio).
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