September 7 in History |
| September 7th is… Acorn Squash Day Beer Lover’s Day National Grandma Moses Day National Grateful Patient Day National Neither Snow nor Rain Day National New Hampshire Day Salami Day |
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1251 BC – A solar eclipse marked the birth of legendary man-god Hercules. 1800 – The Zion AME Church was founded. 1895 – The first game of rugby league football was played in England. 1901 – The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty China officially ended with the signing of the Boxer Protocol. 1915 – Johnny Gruelle received US Patent (#47789) for his Raggedy Ann Doll. 1923 – Interpol was founded in Vienna. 1927 – Philo Farnsworth completed the first fully electronic television system. 1943 – A fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston, Texas, killed 55 people. 1963 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, Ohio. 1968 – Starring Bingo, Drooper, Fleegle, and Snorky, the Banana Splits Adventure Hour debuted on NBC. It only lasted 31 episodes, but lives in our hearts forever. 1979 – The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) debuted. 1979 – The Chrysler Corporation asked the United States government for $1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy. The loan was granted, but was a very unusual step for the government at the time, and $1,500,000,000 seemed like a lot of money in 1979… 1981 – The People’s Court debuted with Judge Joseph Wapner 1985 – #1 Hit September 7, 1985 – September 20, 1985: John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) 1985 – Star Wars: Ewoks and Star Wars: Droids premiered on ABC. 1986 – Desmond Tutu became the first black man to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa. 1993 – The Chevy Chase Show debuted on Fox. Canceled six weeks later. 1998 – Google was founded by Stanford University students Larry Page and Sergey Brin. 2004 – Hurricane Ivan, a Category 5 hurricane, hit Grenada, killing 39 people. 2008 – True Blood premiered on HBO #1 Hit September 7, 2019 – October 18, 2019: Lizzo – Truth Hurts |
