History for August 7 - On-This-Day.com Nathaniel Greene 1742, John Heathcoat 1783 - Inventor, pioneer in lace making, Mata Hari 1876 Stan Freberg 1926, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer 1927, Garrison Keillor 1942 1782 - George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart. 1942 - U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II.
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