On This Day — 7 December
Key events, births, and deaths on December 7th throughout history
Historical Events
1787
Delaware becomes the first U.S. state.
1941
Attack on Pearl Harbor; U.S. enters WWII.
1972
NASA’s Apollo 17 launches, final manned Moon mission.
1995
Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter.
Notable Births
1863
Pietro Mascagni – Italian opera composer.
1947
Johnny Bench – American baseball legend.
1987
Aaron Carter – American singer.
In Memoriam
43 BC
Cicero – Roman philosopher and statesman.
1993
Félix Houphouët-Boigny – First President of Ivory Coast.
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