What Happened on Dec 7

Delaware Ratifies the US Constitution and is the First State Admitted to the Union

We the Deputies of the People of the Delaware State, in Convention met, having taken into our serious consideration the Federal Constitution... Read more

Battle of Hartsville

The Battle of Hartsville was fought on December 7, 1862, in northern Tennessee at the opening of the Stones River Campaign the American Civil... Read more

Battle of Prairie Grove - Union Secures Northwest Arkansas

The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on 7 December 1862, that resulted in a tactical stalemate but essentially... Read more

First Battle of Fort Fisher

Description: Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler was relieved of command of the Army of the James and assigned to lead an amphibious expedition against Fort... Read more

Willa Cather Is Born

Willa Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American author who grew up in Nebraska. She is best known for her depictions of... Read more

"His Prehistoric Past" (film) is Released

His Prehistoric Past is a short movie written by and directed by Charlie Chaplin in 1914. He also stars in this short. It was Chaplin's last film... Read more

United States Declares War on Austria-Hungary

Theatre definitions: Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia... Read more

Adolf Hitler Implements the Nacht und Nebel Directive

Nacht und Nebel (German for "Night and Fog") was a directive (German: Erlass) of Adolf Hitler on 7 December 1941 signed and implemented by Armed... Read more

Chełmno Extermination Camp Begins Operation

Chełmno extermination camp (German name Kulmhof) was an extermination camp of Nazi Germany that was situated 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Łódź, near... Read more

Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl... Read more

Winecoff Hotel Fire

The Winecoff is best known for a fire that occurred there on December 7, 1946, in which 119 people died. It remains the deadliest hotel fire in... Read more

Doak Walker Wins Heisman Trophy

Walker, often considered the greatest player to come out of the Southwest Conference, was a junior when he won the Heisman Trophy. For three years... Read more

Leon Hart Wins Heisman Trophy

Leon Hart, the second lineman to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy was the co-captain of Notre Dame's 1949 National Championship team. Considered by... Read more

FDA Approves Dava's Methotrexate

Methotrexate interferes with the growth of certain cells of the body, especially cells that reproduce quickly, such as cancer cells, bone marrow... Read more

"The Conquest Of Mount Everest" Is Released

The Conquest of Everest is a 1953 British documentary film directed by George Lowe about various expeditions to the summit of Mount Everest. It was... Read more

Larry Bird is born

Dec. 7, 1956 Larry Joe Bird is born at Bedford (Ind.) Medical Center, the fourth of six children (five boys, one girl) of Joe and Georgia Bird of... Read more

Gary Beban Wins Heisman Trophy

Gary Beban quarterbacked UCLA to 23 victories against five losses and two ties in his three-year reign with the Bruins. He completed 1,280 yards... Read more

Apollo 17 Mission

Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program. It was the first night launch of a U.S. human spaceflight and the sixth... Read more

Billy Sims Wins Heisman Trophy

Billy Sims of The University of Oklahoma became the sixth junior to win the coveted Heisman Memorial Trophy Award. Sims was the nation's leading... Read more

The Pink Panther Stars In "The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas"

The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas is a holiday-themed special starring the famous hip feline. It first aired on ABC on December 7, 1978 adapted... Read more

Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 Crashes After Pilot is Shot

"There's gunfire on board . . . We're going down." The distress call came from Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 halfway on its run from Los... Read more

Spitak Earthquake of 1988

Two events about 3 seconds apart. At least 25,000 people killed, 19,000 injured and 500,000 homeless in the Leninakan-Spitak-Kirovakan area of... Read more

Andre Ware Wins Heisman Trophy

The 55th winner of the Heisman Trophy is the gifted passing quarterback of the University of Houston, André Ware. Ware is a junior and the first... Read more

Nine Inch Nails releases Fixed

Fixed is a remix EP by Nine Inch Nails released in 1992. Fixed is the sixth official Nine Inch Nails release and is the companion remix disc to... Read more

Ice Cube Releases "Lethal Injection"

Lethal Injection is the fourth solo album by California-based rapper Ice Cube. Similar to the rapper's previous albums, it was a commercial hit,... Read more