History for October 7

History for October 7 - On-This-Day.com
James Whitcomb Riley 1853, Niels Bohr 1885, Andy Devine 1905


Desmond Tutu (South Africa) 1931, Oliver North 1943, Simon Cowell 1959 - Judge on "American Idol" - American Idol Merchandise


1765 - Nine American colonies sent a total of 28 delegates to New York City for the Stamp Act Congress. The delegates adopted the "Declaration of Rights and Grievances."


1777 - During the American Revolution the second Battle of Saratoga began.


1913 - For the first time, Henry Ford's entire Highland Park automobile factory was run on a continuously moving assembly line when the chassis was added to the process.


1950 - The U.S.-led U.N. forces crossed the 38th parallel and entered North Korea. China in November proved their threat to enter the war by sending several hundred thousand troops over the border into North Korea.


1956 - A U.S. House subcommittee began investigations of allegedly rigged TV quiz shows.


1981 - The Egyptian parliament, after the assassination of Anwar Sadat, named Vice President Hosni Mubarak the next president of Egypt.


2001 - The U.S. and Great Britain began airstrikes in Afghanistan in response to that state's support of terrorism and Osama bin Laden. The act was the first military action taken in response to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001.


2003 - In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor in the recall election of Governor Gray Davis.