- 1456: Though she had already been executed, Joan of Arc was acquitted.
- 1550: Chocolate was first introduced.
- 1607: "God Save the King" was sung for the first time.
- 1802: The first comic book, "The Wasp," was published.
- 1846: The United States annexed California.
- 1863: The United States began its first military draft.
- 1865: Four people were executed by hanging for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Lincoln.
- 1898: President McKinley annexed the Hawaiian Islands.
- 1899: George Cukor, fim director (63 films including "My Fair Lady"), was born.
- 1907: Science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein ("Starship Troopers," "The Puppet Masters") was born.
- 1946: The Catholic Church canonized Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American saint.
- 1948: The first Navy female officers were sworn in.
- 1952: The liner S.S. United States, on her maiden voyage, made the fastest crossing ever of the Atlantic Ocean.
- 1958: President Eisenhower signed a bill approving Alaskan statehood.
- 1969: Canada approved a bill that made the French language equal to the English language.
- 1972: The first women FBI agents were sworn in.
- 1981: President Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court, and she became the first female justice.
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- Pierre Cardin, 76, fashion designer
- Shelley Duvall, 49, actress/producer/director, "The Shining"
- Teresa Edwards, 34, basketball player
- Michelle Kwan, 18, Olympic figure skater
- Lisa Leslie, 26, basketball player
- "Doc" Severinsen, 71, composer/bandleader, "The Tonight Show"
- Ringo Starr, 58, singer/composer/drummer, The Beatles, soloist
- Josef "Joe" Zawinal, 66, singer/pianist, Weather Report
Here's what events happened on this day in History July 7 th
Today, July 7th, 1998 is My Birthday so you be the judge if I am over the hill or not!
