Friday, July 07, 2023

History for July 7

History for July 7 - On-This-Day.com 
Satchel Paige 1906
  • 1846 - U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison.
  • 1920 - A device known as the radio compass was used for the first time on a U.S. Navy airplane near Norfolk, VA.
  • 1937 - Japanese forces invaded China.
  • 1949 - "Dragnet" was first heard on NBC radio.
  • 1969 - Canada's House of Commons gave final approval to a measure that made the French language equal to English throughout the national government.
  • 1981 - U.S. President Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • 1994 - Amazon.com, Inc. was founded in Seattle, Washington under the name "Cadabra."

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