October 7 - The Day in History

October 7 : General Interest 2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes California governor On this day in 2003, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California, the most populous state in the nation with the world's fifth-largest economy. read more American Revolution 1780 : Patriots prevail in Carolinas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patriots-prevail-in-carolinas Automotive 1960 : CBS broadcasts the premiere episode of "Route 66" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cbs-broadcasts-the-premiere-episode-of-route-66 Civil War 1864 : North and South clash at the Battle of Darbytown http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-darbytown-road-johnsons-farm Cold War 1960 : Kennedy and Nixon debate Cold War foreign policy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-and-nixon-debate-cold-war-foreign-policy Crime 1985 : Palestinian terrorists hijack an Italian cruise ship http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/palestinian-terrorists-hijack-an-italian-cruise-ship Disaster 1871 : Massive fire burns in Wisconsin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massive-fire-burns-in-wisconsin General Interest 1780 : Battle of King's Mountain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-kings-mountain 1913 : Moving Assembly Line at Ford http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/moving-assembly-line-at-fordd 1949 : East Germany created http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/east-germany-created 2001 : U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-led-attack-on-afghanistan-begins Hollywood 1983 : Connery plays Bond in Never Say Never Again http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/connery-plays-bond-in-never-say-never-again Literary 1955 : Ginsberg reads "Howl" for the first time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ginsberg-reads-howl-for-the-first-time Music 1975 : A New York judge reverses John Lennon's deportation order http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-new-york-judge-reverses-john-lennon39s-deportation-order Old West 1816 : First double-decked steamboat, the Washington, arrives in New Orleans http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-double-decked-steamboat-the-washington-arrives-in-new-orleans Presidential 2001 : President Bush announces military action in Afghanistan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-bush-announces-military-action-in-afghanistan Sports 1984 : Walter Payton sets a record http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/walter-payton-sets-a-record Vietnam War 1969 : Wheeler announces progress in the Vietnamization effort http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wheeler-announces-progress-in-the-vietnamization-effort 1970 : Nixon announces a new peace proposal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-announces-a-new-peace-proposal World War I 1914 : Antwerp under siege http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antwerp-under-siege World War II 1940 : German troops enter Romania http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-troops-enter-romania 1943 : Japanese execute nearly 100 American prisoners on Wake Island http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-execute-nearly-100-american-prisoners-on-wake-island

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