DAY 7 - This day in legal and military history

January 7
 
NATIONAL Bobblehead Day
 

Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
 
1914 First ship crossed the Panama Canal
 
1927 Transatlantic commercial telephone service began between NYC and London
 
1990 Safety concerns force the closure of the Leaning Tower of Pisa

1999 Senate trial to impeach President Bill Clinton begins