Osun Defender History Corner: December 7 In Focus
Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashback and recall some events that marked this day.
December 7, 43 BC
Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator, is assassinated in Rome.
December 7, 521 BC
The Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus predicts a solar eclipse, marking an early instance of astronomical prediction.
December 7, 1732
The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London.
December 7, 1787
Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
December 7, 1787
Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
December 7, 1868
Jesse James gang robs a bank in Gallatin, Missouri, resulting in the first daylight bank robbery in the United States.
December 7, 1930
W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts, broadcasts the first television commercial.
December 7, 1941
The attack on Pearl Harbor occurs, leading the United States to enter World War II.
December 7, 1945
Flight 19, a squadron of five U.S. Navy bombers, mysteriously disappears in the Bermuda Triangle.
December 7, 1946
A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta kills 119 people, marking one of the deadliest hotel fires in U.S. history.
December 7, 1972
Apollo 17, the final Apollo moon mission, launches from Kennedy Space Center.
December 7, 1975
Indonesia invades East Timor, leading to a long and controversial occupation.
December 7, 1988
The Armenian earthquake devastates the region around Spitak, causing significant loss of life and infrastructure damage.
December 7, 1988
An earthquake measuring 6.9 strikes northwest Armenia, killing around 25,000 people.
December 7, 1993
The Long Island Rail Road massacre takes place in Garden City, New York, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
December 7, 1995
The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, where it begins a two-year study of the planet and its moons.
December 7, 2003
The SpaceShipOne, the first privately-funded spacecraft, makes its first successful powered flight.
December 7, 2005
Rigoberto Alpizar is shot and killed by U.S. federal air marshals at Miami International Airport after claiming to have a bomb.
December 7, 2005
The Buncefield oil depot in Hemel Hempstead, England, explodes, causing a large-scale industrial fire.
December 7, 2015
The Paris Agreement, a global climate change accord, is adopted by 196 countries at the COP21 summit.
Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on December 7. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.
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