History for January 7

History for January 7 - On-This-Day.com:
Millard S. Fillmore 1800 - 13th President of the United States, Paul Revere (Paul Revere and The Raiders) 1942, Kenny Loggins 1948 - Singer 


Rand Paul 1963 - Politician, Nicholas Cage 1964 - Actor ("National Treasure" movies, "The Rock"), 
Rhianna (Robin Hannah Louise Kenny) 1983 - Singer 


1610 - Galileo Galilei sighted four of Jupiter's moons. He named them Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. 


1904 - The distress signal "CQD" was established. Two years later "SOS" became the radio distress signal because it was quicker to send by wireless radio. 


1927 - In Hinckley IL, the Harlem Globetrotters played their first game. 


1942 - The World War II siege of Bataan began. 


1953 - U.S. President Harry Truman announced the development of the hydrogen bomb. 


1975 - OPEC agreed to raise crude oil prices by 10%, which began a time of world economic inflation. 


1998 - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky signed an affidavit denying that she had an affair with U.S. President Clinton. 


2009 - Russia shut off all gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin publicly endorsed the move and urged greater international involvement in the energy dispute.