October 7 in Pop Culture History |
| October 7th is… National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day Frappe Day National Inner Beauty Day National LED Light Day National Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day |
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3761 BC – Today was the first day of creation, according to the Jewish Talmudic Calendar. 1737 (Cyclone) India 1919 – KLM, the Netherlands’ official airline, was founded. 1933 – Air France began with the merger of 5 smaller French airlines. 1950 – Mother Teresa opened the Missionary of Charity 1952 – WFIL in Philadelphia introduced Bandstand (later called American Bandstand) 1958 – The US manned space-flight project was renamed, Project Mercury. It was originally called Project Astronaut. 1982 – Cats (Broadway Musical) Opened on October 7, 1982, and closed on September 10, 2000 1985 – The cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked by Palestine Liberation Front. The hijackers killed wheel-chair bound Jewish-American passenger Leon Klinghoffer, throwing him overboard after shooting him. #1 Hit October 7, 1989 – November 3, 1989: Janet Jackson – Miss You Much 1996 – The Fox News Channel began broadcasting. #1 Hit October 7, 2017 – October 27, 2017: Cardi B – Bodak Yellow |
