Friday, July 7, 2017

Day 188 - This day in legal and military history

July 7
 

GLOBAL Forgiveness Day
 

NATIONAL Chocolate Day 

NATIONAL Strawberry Sundae Day
 

NATIONAL Tell the Truth Day
 

NATIONAL Macaroni Day
 

NATIONAL Father/Daughter Take a Walk Day
 


Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
 

1797 William Blount of Tennessee became the first US senator to be impeached
 

1853 Japan opens its ports to trade with the West after 250 years of isolation
 

1898 The United States annexed Hawaii
 

1954 An Elvis Presley recording was played on the radio for the first time
 

1981 Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court

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