On This Day December 7th

 


December 7th is the three-hundred-forty-first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 24 days remaining until the end of the year.


Events

1703 – The Great Storm of 1703, the most significant windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120 mph, and 9,000 people die.

1732 – The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England.

1787 – Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.

1842 – First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.

1917 – World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.

1930 – W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts, telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television advertisement in the United States for I.J. Fox Furriers, which also sponsored the radio show.

1941 – World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy carried out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

1972 – Apollo 17, the last Apollo Moon mission, is launched.[7] The crew takes the photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth.

1995 – The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, a little more than six years after Space Shuttle Atlantis launched it during Mission STS-34.

Birthdays

1598 – Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor and painter (d. 1680)

1863 – Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founded Sears (d. 1914)

1904 – Clarence Nash, American voice actor and singer (d. 1985)

1910 – Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (d. 1978)

1928 – Noam Chomsky, American linguist and philosopher

1956 – Larry Bird was an American basketball player and coach.

1973 – Terrell Owens, American football player

1976 – Sunny Sweeney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1986 – Nita Strauss, American guitarist




 Holiday Highlight

 WORLD SOIL DAY

All life begins and ends from the soil, which is vital for food, medicine, and water filtration. Unfortunately, many take soil for granted, not realizing it takes over 1,000 years to form just 0.4 inches.

In 2002, the International Union of Soil Sciences proposed an international day to raise awareness about soil, initiated by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) supported this movement, leading to the establishment of World Soil Day. In 2013, it was endorsed by the FAO Conference, and in 2014, the U.N. General Assembly officially designated December 5 as World Soil Day, coinciding with the king's birthday.

Since then, World Soil Day has been essential for promoting sustainable soil management, with a different theme each year to inspire global appreciation for this crucial natural resource.


Holidays And Observance 

Bike Shop Day 

Coats & Toys for Kids Day   

Global Fat Bike Day  

Greenwood Day 

International Civil Aviation Day 

Letter Writing Day 

National Cotton Candy Day 

National Play Outside Day  

National Rhubarb Vodka Day  

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 

Skywarn Recognition Day 

World Pear Day 

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