July 7 in Pop Culture History
1456 – A retrial verdict acquitted Joan of Arc of heresy, authorized by Pope Callixtus III, 25 years after she was burned alive for heresy.
1520 – Spanish conquistadors defeated a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.
1898 – US President William McKinley signed the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
1907 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. staged his first Ziegfeld Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
1928 – Sliced bread was sold for the first time, by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
1930 – The construction of the Hoover Dam began. It was completed/dedicated on September 30, 1935
1946 – Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized by the Catholic Church.
1946 – Howard Hughes crashed his XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype in a Beverly Hills neighborhood.
1947 – The Roswell Incident, a reported crash of an alien spaceship near Roswell in New Mexico.
1954 – Elvis Presley made his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his recording for Sun Records, That’s All Right.
1962 – #1 Hit July 7, 1962 – July 13, 1962: David Rose – The Stripper
1973 – #1 Hit July 7, 1973 – July 20, 1973: Billy Preston – Will It Go Round in Circles
1981 – US President Ronald Reagan (R) appointed Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
1984 – #1 Hit July 7, 1984 – August 10, 1984: Prince – When Doves Cry
1989 – Lethal Weapon 2, The Music Teacher and Weekend at Bernie’s debuted in theaters.
1995 – Species and First Knight were released in theaters.
2000 – Scary Movie and Disney’s The Kid debuted in theaters.
2001 – #1 Hit July 7, 2001 – August 3, 2001: Usher – U Remind Me
2004 – King Arthur was released in theaters.
2005 – A series of four explosions occurred on London’s transportation system killing 56 people including four suicide bombers and injuring over 700 others.
2005 – Dark Water was released in theaters.
2006 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest was released in theaters.
2006 – Psych premiered on USA
2007 – The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
2009 – Warehouse 13 premiered on Syfy
