History for September 7

History for September 7 - On-This-Day.com
Elizabeth I (England) 1533, Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) 1860, Taylor Caldwell 1900


David Packard 1912, Al McGuire 1928, Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley) 1936 - Singer


1813 - The nickname "Uncle Sam" was first used as a symbolic reference to the United States. The reference appeared in an editorial in the New York's Troy Post.


1915 - Johnny Gruelle received a patent for his Raggedy Ann doll. (U.S. Patent D47789)


1921 - Margaret Gorman of Washington, DC, was crowned the first Miss America in Atlantic City, NJ.


1930 - The cartoon "Blondie" made its first appearance in the comic strips.


1940 - London received its initial rain of bombs from Nazi Germany during World War II.


1963 - The National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, OH.


1966 - The final episode of the original "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was aired on CBS-TV.


1977 - The Panama Canal treaties were signed by U.S. President Carter and General Omar Torrijos Herrera. The treaties called for the U.S. to turn over control of the canal's waterway to Panama in the year 2000.