<< Previous Day ||
Return to World History Calendar ||
Next Day >>
History for January 7:
Events:
1610 - Galileo discovers the 4 major moons of Jupiter.
1714 - The typewriter is patented (it was built years later.)
1785 - First balloon flight across the English Channel.
1789 - First national presidental election - US.
1822 - First printing in Hawaii.
1896 - Fanny Farmer publishes her first cookbook.
1929 - "Tarzan," one of the first adventure comic strips, appears.
1963 - First Class postage raised from 4 cents to 5 cents.
1967 - TV Show "The Newlywed Game" premieres.
1968 - First Class postage raised from 5 cents to 6 cents.
Birthdays:
1800 - Millard Fillmore, 13th President from 1850 - 1853.
1948 - Kenny Loggins, Singer