January 7 - This day in History

January 7: General Interest
1789: First U.S. presidential election

On this day in 1789, America's first presidential election is held. Voters cast ballots to choose state electors; only white men who owned property were allowed to vote. As expected, George Washington won the election and was sworn into office on April 30, 1789... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Samuel Adams writes that the confederation is not dead, but sleepeth
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/samuel-adams-writes-that-the-confederation-is-not-dead-but-sleepeth


Automotive
1929 : Chrysler is Time magazine's Man of the Year
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chrysler-is-time-magazines-man-of-the-year


Civil War
1864 : Former Lincoln cabinet member Caleb Smith dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/caleb-blood-smith-dies


Cold War
1953 : Truman announces U.S. has developed hydrogen bomb
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-announces-us-has-developed-hydrogen-bomb

1959 : United States recognizes new Cuban government
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-recognizes-new-cuban-government

Crime
1946 : A case of split personality in puzzling Chicago murders
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-case-of-split-personality-in-puzzling-chicago-murders


Disaster
1892 : Mine explodes in Oklahoma
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mine-explodes-in-oklahoma


General Interest
1979 : Pol Pot overthrown
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pol-pot-overthrown

1989 : Emperor Hirohito dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/emperor-hirohito-dies

1999 : Clinton impeachment trial begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clinton-impeachment-trial-begins


Hollywood
1911 : America's sweetheart Mary Pickford marries Owen Moore
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americas-sweetheart-mary-pickford-marries-owen-moore


Literary
1891 : Zora Neale Hurston is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zora-neale-hurston-is-born


Music
1947 : "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotrudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeerquot-is-the-351-song-on-the-us-pop-charts


Old West
1901 : Cannibal Alfred Packer is paroled
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cannibal-alfred-packer-is-paroled


Presidential
1999 : Clinton's Senate impeachment trial begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clintons-senate-impeachment-trial-begins


Sports
1927 : Harlem Globetrotters play their first game
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harlem-globetrotters-play-their-first-game


Vietnam War
1965 : Civilian government is restored in Saigon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/civilian-government-is-restored-in-saigon

1971 : Laird visits Saigon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/laird-visits-saigon


World War I
1915 : Bolshevik envoy approaches German ambassador in Turkey
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bolshevik-envoy-approaches-german-ambassador-in-turkey


World War II
1945 : Monty holds a press conference
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monty-holds-a-press-conference