July 7
1456 - Twenty-five years after her execution, Pope Calixtus III annulled the heresy charges brought against Joan of Arc.
1797 - William Blount of Tennessee became the first U.S. senator to be impeached.
1846 - Commodore John D. Sloat occupied Monterey and declared California annexed to the United States.
1865 - Four people were hanged in Washington, D.C. after being convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
1898 - The United States annexed Hawaii.
1919 - The first Transcontinental Motor Convoy, in which a U.S. Army convoy of motorized vehicles crossed the United States, departed Washington, D.C. (The trip ended in San Francisco on Sept. 6, 1919.)
1930 - Construction began on Boulder Dam on the Colorado River.
1946 - Italian-born Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini was canonized, becoming the first American saint.
1948 - Six female U.S. Navy reservists became the first women to be sworn into the regular Navy.
1954 - An Elvis Presley recording was played on the radio for the first time as WHBQ in Memphis played "That's All Right".
1958 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Alaska statehood bill.
1969 - Canada's House of Commons gave final approval to the Official Languages Act, making French equal to English throughout the national government.
1976 - President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford hosted a White House dinner for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
1976 - The United States Military Academy at West Point included female cadets for the first time as 119 women joined the Class of 1980.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan nominated Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1987 - Lt. Col. Oliver North began his public testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing, telling Congress that he had "never carried out a single act, not one", without authorization.
1990 - The first "Three Tenors" concert took place as opera stars Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras performed amid the brick ruins of Rome's Baths of Caracalla on the eve of the World Cup championship.
2003 - A federal judge approved a settlement fining WorldCom $750 million for its $11 billion accounting scandal.
2005 - Fifty-two people were killed and hundreds injured in London when terrorists bombed subways and a bus.
2011 - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2", the final movie based on the wizard fantasy books, debuted in London.
2017 - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Hawaii's attempt to challenge Trump administration rules for a travel ban on citizens from six majority-Muslim countries, saying it didn't have jurisdiction to address the issue.
Birthdays
23 - Maddie Marlow (country singer)
24 - Ashton Irwin (musician)
25 - Ally Brooke (singer)
25 - Ally Hernandez (singer)
26 - Holly Hagan (reality star)
28 - Luke Null (actor/comedian)
34 - Ross Malinger (actor)
36 - Gabbie Nolen (country singer)
38 - Michelle Kwan (figure skater)
42 - Hamish Linklater (actor)
42 - Berenice Bejo (actress)
45 - Troy Garity (actor)
46 - Kirsten Vangsness (actress)
49 - Robin Weigert (actress)
49 - Cree Summer (actress)
50 - Jorja Fox (actress)
50 - Amy Carlson (actress)
52 - Jim Gaffigan (actor/comedian)
55 - Vonda Shepard (singer)
58 - Robert Taylor (actor)
59 - Billy Campbell (actor)
67 - Roz Ryan (actress)
69 - Shelley Duvall (actress)
71 - Linda Williams (country singer)
72 - Joe Spano (actor)
77 - Bill Oddie (comedian)
78 - Ringo Starr (singer)
91 - Doc Severinsen (musician/conductor)
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Today in Sports History - July 7
1906 - Negro League and major league baseball star Satchel Paige was born.
1923 - Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 27-3 with 13 runs in 6th inning.
1936 - The National League wins their first All-Star Game 4-3 in Boston.
1937 - The American League wins the All-Star Game 8-3 in Washington.
1959 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 5-4 in Pittsburgh.
1964 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 7-4 in New York.
1973 - First all-US women's Wimbeldon, Billie Jean King beats Chris Evert.
1974 - West Germany defeats Netherlands 2-1 to win the World Cup.
1985 - Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever (17) to win the men's singles tennis at Wimbledon. He is also the first German to win the title.
1990 - Greg Lemond wins his third Tour de France.
1990 - Martina Navratilova won a record ninth women's singles title at Wimbledon.
2007 - Venus Williams wins the Women's Singles, at Wimbledon for a fourth time.
2013 - Andy Murray became the first British man in 77 years to win the Wimbledon title, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the final.
1456 - Twenty-five years after her execution, Pope Calixtus III annulled the heresy charges brought against Joan of Arc.
1797 - William Blount of Tennessee became the first U.S. senator to be impeached.
1846 - Commodore John D. Sloat occupied Monterey and declared California annexed to the United States.
1865 - Four people were hanged in Washington, D.C. after being convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
1898 - The United States annexed Hawaii.
1919 - The first Transcontinental Motor Convoy, in which a U.S. Army convoy of motorized vehicles crossed the United States, departed Washington, D.C. (The trip ended in San Francisco on Sept. 6, 1919.)
1930 - Construction began on Boulder Dam on the Colorado River.
1946 - Italian-born Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini was canonized, becoming the first American saint.
1948 - Six female U.S. Navy reservists became the first women to be sworn into the regular Navy.
1954 - An Elvis Presley recording was played on the radio for the first time as WHBQ in Memphis played "That's All Right".
1958 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Alaska statehood bill.
1969 - Canada's House of Commons gave final approval to the Official Languages Act, making French equal to English throughout the national government.
1976 - President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford hosted a White House dinner for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
1976 - The United States Military Academy at West Point included female cadets for the first time as 119 women joined the Class of 1980.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan nominated Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1987 - Lt. Col. Oliver North began his public testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing, telling Congress that he had "never carried out a single act, not one", without authorization.
1990 - The first "Three Tenors" concert took place as opera stars Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras performed amid the brick ruins of Rome's Baths of Caracalla on the eve of the World Cup championship.
2003 - A federal judge approved a settlement fining WorldCom $750 million for its $11 billion accounting scandal.
2005 - Fifty-two people were killed and hundreds injured in London when terrorists bombed subways and a bus.
2011 - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2", the final movie based on the wizard fantasy books, debuted in London.
2017 - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Hawaii's attempt to challenge Trump administration rules for a travel ban on citizens from six majority-Muslim countries, saying it didn't have jurisdiction to address the issue.
Birthdays
23 - Maddie Marlow (country singer)
24 - Ashton Irwin (musician)
25 - Ally Brooke (singer)
25 - Ally Hernandez (singer)
26 - Holly Hagan (reality star)
28 - Luke Null (actor/comedian)
34 - Ross Malinger (actor)
36 - Gabbie Nolen (country singer)
38 - Michelle Kwan (figure skater)
42 - Hamish Linklater (actor)
42 - Berenice Bejo (actress)
45 - Troy Garity (actor)
46 - Kirsten Vangsness (actress)
49 - Robin Weigert (actress)
49 - Cree Summer (actress)
50 - Jorja Fox (actress)
50 - Amy Carlson (actress)
52 - Jim Gaffigan (actor/comedian)
55 - Vonda Shepard (singer)
58 - Robert Taylor (actor)
59 - Billy Campbell (actor)
67 - Roz Ryan (actress)
69 - Shelley Duvall (actress)
71 - Linda Williams (country singer)
72 - Joe Spano (actor)
77 - Bill Oddie (comedian)
78 - Ringo Starr (singer)
91 - Doc Severinsen (musician/conductor)
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Today in Sports History - July 7
1906 - Negro League and major league baseball star Satchel Paige was born.
1923 - Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 27-3 with 13 runs in 6th inning.
1936 - The National League wins their first All-Star Game 4-3 in Boston.
1937 - The American League wins the All-Star Game 8-3 in Washington.
1959 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 5-4 in Pittsburgh.
1964 - The National League wins the All-Star Game 7-4 in New York.
1973 - First all-US women's Wimbeldon, Billie Jean King beats Chris Evert.
1974 - West Germany defeats Netherlands 2-1 to win the World Cup.
1985 - Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever (17) to win the men's singles tennis at Wimbledon. He is also the first German to win the title.
1990 - Greg Lemond wins his third Tour de France.
1990 - Martina Navratilova won a record ninth women's singles title at Wimbledon.
2007 - Venus Williams wins the Women's Singles, at Wimbledon for a fourth time.
2013 - Andy Murray became the first British man in 77 years to win the Wimbledon title, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the final.
