What Happened on Dec 7
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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