June 7 in History

June 7 in Pop Culture History

June 7th is…
National (Daniel) Boone Day
Chocolate Ice Cream Day
National Oklahoma Day
National VCR Day
World Caring Day

1692 (Earthquake) Port Royal, Jamaica, over 1,000 people were killed.

1753 – The British Museum was founded, starting the collections of Sir Hans Sloane.

1755 (Earthquake) Tabriz, Iran

1893 – Mohandas Gandhi committed his first act of civil disobedience.

1914 – The Alliance was the first vessel to pass through the Panama Canal.

1954 – Rutgers Institute of Microbiology opened, the second dedicated microbiology laboratory in the world.

1955 – The $64,000 Question debuted on CBS.

1962 – Credit Suisse (Schweizerische Kreditanstalt) opened the first drive-through bank in Switzerland at St. Peter-Strasse 17, near Paradeplatz in downtown Zurich.

1975 #1 Hit June 7, 1975 – June 13, 1975: John DenverThank God I’m a Country Boy

1976 – The Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night by journalist Nik Cohn was published in New York Magazine. It was the inspiration for the film Saturday Night Fever.

1981 – The Israeli Air Force destroyed Iraq’s Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.

1986 #1 Hit June 7, 1986 – June 13, 1986: MadonnaLive to Tell

1989 – The Woman in Black (East End Play) Opened on June 7, 1989

1990 – Universal Studios Florida opened in Orlando, FL.

2002 – Kim Possible premiered on The Disney Channel.

2014 #1 Hit June 7, 2014 – July 25, 2014: Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCXFancy

 

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