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Birthday August 07, 0317 Constantius II, Roman emperor (337-61) |
Birthday August 07, 1779 Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography |
Birthday August 07, 1783 John Heathcoat, invented lace-making machinery |
Birthday August 07, 1836 Confederate General Evander Law is born |
Birthday August 07, 1876 Mata Hari, dancer, courtesan, spy |
Birthday August 07, 1886 Louis Hazeltine, invented neutrodyne circuit, making radio possible |
Birthday August 07, 1903 Louis Leakey, anthropologist |
Birthday August 07, 1904 Ralph J Bunche, a founder & diplomat of UN (Nobel 1950) |
Birthday August 07, 1926 Stan Freberg, Writer-producer |
Birthday August 07, 1929 Don Larsen, on what must have been a perfect day |
Birthday August 07, 1932 Ann Harding |
Birthday August 07, 1942 B.J. Thomas, singer (Raindrops) |
Birthday August 07, 1942 Anjanette Comer, in Dawson Tx |
Birthday August 07, 1942 Garrison Keillor |
Birthday August 07, 1943 Lana Cantrell, in Sydney Australia |
Birthday August 07, 1944 Loni Anderson, in St Paul Minn (WKRP in Cincinnati) |
Birthday August 07, 1958 Alberto Salazar, marathoner |
Birthday August 07, 1975 Actress Charlize Theron born |
History August 07, 1754 Henry Fielding leaves London for Lisbon |
History August 07, 1782 George Washington creates the Order of the Purple Heart |
History August 07, 1782 Washington creates the Purple Heart |
History August 07, 1789 US War Department established. |
History August 07, 1807 1st servicable steamboat the Cleremont goes on 1st voyage |
History August 07, 1819 Battle of Boyac ; Bol¡var defeats Spanish in Colombia |
History August 07, 1820 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii |
History August 07, 1869 Astronomer impresses Indians with eclipse |
History August 07, 1882 Feud between the Hatfield family of southern WV & McCoys of eastern Kentucky broke out. About 100 either killed or wounded. |
History August 07, 1912 Progressive Party nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president. |
History August 07, 1912 Teddy Roosevelt nominated as Bull Moose candidate |
History August 07, 1914 Battle of Mulhouse begins |
History August 07, 1927 Peace Bridge between US & Canada dedicated |
History August 07, 1929 Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games |
History August 07, 1934 US Court of Appeals upheld lower court ruling striking down govt's attempt to ban the controversial James Joyce novel `Ulysses' |
History August 07, 1942 US marines land in Guadalcanal Solomon Islands |
History August 07, 1942 U.S. forces invade Guadalcanal |
History August 07, 1944 Volkswagen halts production during World War II |
History August 07, 1945 Georgia institutes a State Board of Corrections |
History August 07, 1946 1st coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized |
History August 07, 1947 Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashed into a Polynesian archipelago reef |
History August 07, 1956 Mysterious explosions in Colombia |
History August 07, 1959 U.S. satellite photographs earth |
History August 07, 1959 Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of earth from space |
History August 07, 1961 Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 |
History August 07, 1964 US Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution |
History August 07, 1964 Tonkin Gulf Resolution is passed |
History August 07, 1964 Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
History August 07, 1967 North Vietnam and People's Republic of China sign aid agreement |
History August 07, 1970 1st computer chess tournament |
History August 07, 1971 Apollo 15 returns to Earth |
History August 07, 1972 Joi Lansing dies at 43 |
History August 07, 1974 Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers |
History August 07, 1976 US Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from earth |
History August 07, 1983 Bobby Murcer day at Yankee Stadium |
History August 07, 1984 Jim Deshales became the 1000th playing Yankee |
History August 07, 1987 Lynne Cox swims into communist territory |
History August 07, 1987 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala |
History August 07, 1987 Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 4ø C (39ø F) Bering Sea |
History August 07, 1990 Bush orders Operation Desert Shield |
History August 07, 1997 A free concert by Garth Brooks draws the last six-figure crowd to New York City's Central Park |
History August 07, 1998 U.S. embassies in East Africa bombed |
History August 07, 2005 Trapped Russian sub rescued |