December 7 - The Day in History

December 7 : General Interest 1941: Pearl Harbor Bombed At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu... read more American Revolution 1787 : Delaware ratifies the Constitution http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/delaware-ratifies-the-constitution Automotive 1964 : NYC officials revive Lower Manhattan Expressway http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nyc-officials-revive-lower-manhattan-expressway Civil War 1862 : Yankees and Rebels clash at the Battle of Prairie Grove http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-prairie-grove-arkansas Cold War 1987 : Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in United States for summit with Ronald Reagan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mikhail-gorbachev-arrives-in-united-states-for-summit-with-ronald-reagan Crime 1993 : Commute of terror http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/commute-of-terror Disaster 1988 : Earthquakes wreak havoc in Armenia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquakes-wreak-havoc-in-armenia General Interest 1787 : The First State http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-state 1975 : Indonesia invades East Timor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indonesia-invades-east-timor 1982 : First execution by lethal injection http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-execution-by-lethal-injection 1988 : Earthquake devastates Armenia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-devastates-armenia Hollywood 2001 : Clooney stars in Sinatra role in Ocean's Eleven remake http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clooney-stars-in-sinatra-role-in-oceans-eleven-remake Literary 1873 : Willa Cather is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/willa-cather-is-born Music 1963 : The Singing Nun reaches #1 on the U.S. pop charts with "Dominique" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-singing-nun-reaches-1-on-the-us-pop-charts-with-quotdominiquequot Old West 1805 : Lewis and Clark temporarily settle in Fort Clatsop http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lewis-and-clark-temporarily-settle-in-fort-clatsop Presidential 1941 : FDR reacts to news of Pearl Harbor bombing http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-reacts-to-news-of-pearl-harbor-bombing Sports 1989 : Sugar Ray Leonard fights Roberto Duran for the third and final time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sugar-ray-leonard-fights-roberto-duran-for-the-third-and-final-time Vietnam War 1964 : Situation deteriorates in South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/situation-deteriorates-in-south-vietnam 1965 : McNamara predicts that more U.S. troops will be needed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcnamara-predicts-that-more-us-troops-will-be-needed World War I 1916 : David Lloyd George becomes prime minister of Britain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/david-lloyd-george-becomes-prime-minister-of-britain World War II 1941 : "A date which will live in infamy" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-date-which-will-live-in-infamy

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