History for July 7 - On-This-Day.com
Marc Chagall 1887, Satchel Paige 1906, Doc Severinsen 1927 - Bandleader
David McCullough 1933 - Author, Ringo Starr 1940 - Musician (Beatles), Jessica Hahn 1959
1846 - U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison.
1885 - G. Moore Peters patented the cartridge-loading machine.
1920 - A device known as the radio compass was used for the first time on a U.S. Navy airplane near Norfolk, VA.
1930 - Construction began on Boulder Dam, later Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River.
1937 - Japanese forces invaded China.
1950 - The U.N. Security Council authorized military aid for South Korea.
1969 - Canada's House of Commons gave final approval to a measure that made the French language equal to English throughout the national government.
1994 - Amazon.com, Inc. was founded in Seattle, Washington under the name "Cadabra."
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