July 7 - This Day in History

July 7 : General Interest
1930: Building of Hoover Dam begins

On this day in 1930, construction of the Hoover Dam begins. Over the next five years, a total of 21,000 men would work ceaselessly to produce what would be the largest dam of its time, as well as one of the largest manmade structures in the world... read more


American Revolution
1777 : Battle of Hubbardton
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-hubbardton


Automotive
2000 : Stock car driver Kenny Irwin Jr. dies in crash
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stock-car-driver-kenny-irwin-jr-dies-in-crash


Civil War
1863 : Kit Carson's campaign against the Indians
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kit-carsons-campaign-against-the-indians


Cold War
1983 : Samantha Smith leaves for visit to the USSR
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/samantha-smith-leaves-for-visit-to-the-ussr


Crime
1865 : Mary Surratt is first woman executed by U.S. federal government
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mary-surratt-is-first-woman-executed-by-us-federal-government


Disaster
1987 : Tanker accident causes deadly fire
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tanker-accident-causes-deadly-fire


General Interest
1797 : The impeachment of Senator Blount
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-impeachment-of-senator-blount

1941 : U.S. occupies Iceland
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-occupies-iceland

1976 : Female cadets enrolled at West Point
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/female-cadets-enrolled-at-west-point

1981 : O'Connor nominated to Supreme Court
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oconnor-nominated-to-supreme-court

2005 : Terrorists attack London transit system at rush hour
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/terrorists-attack-london-transit-system-at-rush-hour


Hollywood
2006 : Johnny Depp stars in second Pirates of the Caribbean movie
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnny-depp-stars-in-second-pirates-of-the-caribbean-movie


Literary
1852 : Birthday of Sherlock Holmes' sidekick, Dr. Watson
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/birthday-of-sherlock-holmes-sidekick-dr-watson


Music
1962 : "The Stripper," by David Rose, becomes the #1 pop hit in America
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotthe-stripperquot-by-david-rose-becomes-the-1-pop-hit-in-america


Old West
1900 : Warren Earp killed in Arizona
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/warren-earp-killed-in-arizona


Presidential
1946 : Future President Jimmy Carter marries
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/future-president-jimmy-carter-marries


Sports
1912 : Jim Thorpe begins Olympic triathlon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jim-thorpe-begins-olympic-triathlon


Vietnam War
1955 : China announces it will provide aid to Hanoi
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/china-announces-it-will-provide-aid-to-hanoi

1964 : New ambassador arrives in Saigon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-ambassador-arrives-in-saigon

1969 : First U.S. troops withdrawn from South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-us-troops-withdrawn-from-south-vietnam


World War I
1917 : British Women's Auxiliary Army Corps is officially established
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-womens-auxiliary-army-corps-is-officially-established


World War II
1942 : Himmler decides to begin medical experiments on Auschwitz prisoners
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/himmler-decides-to-begin-medical-experiments-on-auschwitz-prisoners