On This Day July 7th

  OTD

July 7th is the one-hundred-eightieth-sixth day of the year, with 177 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

1456 – A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her execution.

1575 – The Raid of the Redeswire is the last major battle between England and Scotland.

1798 – Due to the XYZ Affair, the US Congress rescinds the Treaty of Alliance with France, sparking the "Quasi-War."

1834 – In New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began.

1865 – Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.

1907 – Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.

1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.

1946 – Howard Hughes nearly dies when his XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills neighborhood.

1981 – US President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.

2007 – The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations worldwide.

 

Birthdays

1616 – John Leverett, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1679)

1851 – Charles Albert Tindley, American minister, and composer (d. 1933)

1901 – Sam Katzman, American director and producer (d. 1973)

1906 – Satchel Paige, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982)

1913 – Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (d. 2011)

1924 – Karim Olowu, Nigerian sprinter and long jumper (d. 2019)

1933 – David McCullough, American historian and author (d. 2022)

1940 – Ringo Starr, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor

1980 – Michelle Kwan, American figure skater

 

Highlighted Holiday

RATH YATRA

The Jagannath Rath Yatra is a big deal in Hinduism. It happens once a year in Puri, India, and it's all about celebrating Lord Jagannath's journey. During the festival, devotees drag chariots carrying figures of Lord Krishna, Balaram, and Subhadra to the Jagannath temple. The chariots are massive, and they're made without using any measures or nails, just wooden pegs and old-school joints. The festival is a big cultural and religious event, drawing people from different communities, including hill tribes in Odisha. "Jagannath" means "the Lord of the Universe," and the festival represents important principles of Hinduism, like Saivism, Shaktism, and Vaishnavism.

 

Holidays And Observance.

Bonza Bottler Day

Build a Scarecrow Day

Chocolate Day

Father-Daughter Take a Walk Together Day

Global Forgiveness Day

National Dive Bar Day

National Macaroni Day

National Strawberry Sundae Day

Ratha Yatra

Tell the Truth Day

Victims of the Dallas, Texas Attack Day

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