Important Events From This day in History September 7

 

7 Sept, 1986 Bishop Desmond Tutu

1986 : Bishop Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to become archbishop of Cape Town, two years after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent opposition to apartheid in South Africa.

7 Sept, 1907 Lusitania Sets Record

1907 : The RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England and arrived in New York City, New York just over five days later, setting a transatlantic record.

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7 Sept, 1921 Mining Industry Unrest

1921 : The continued unrest in the mining industry due to the problems between the United Mine Workers Union and the mine owners continue to worsen as the Union is accused of using bullying tactics to force non-members to join and the mine owners are accused of bringing in detectives and armed guards to protect mines and non-union members.

7 Sept, 1934 World Submarine Price Fixing

1934 : The alleged price fixing of submarines for the defense industry is spreading further and wider than anyone realized with many companies from around the world involved. Some of those named so far are the Electric Boat Company (USA) and Vickers Shipbuilders (Great Britain). It also appears that major ship builders in Holland, Belgium, Norway, France, Spain and Italy are also involved.

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7 Sept, 1940 UK London Blitz

1940 : Germany starts it's Blitz on London with 300 German bombers in the first of 57 consecutive nights of bombing. The Blitz caused the deaths of over 40,000 men women and children and left a million homes destroyed in the city.

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7 Sept, 1940 Battle of Britain

1940 : The battle in the skies over England continues as Germany continues to send large numbers of Bombers laden with bombs targeting Liverpool, North East, North West, Bristol and London, and each night British fighters go out trying to stop the destruction to towns and cities around the country. During last nights raids some 40 + German bombers were downed by British fighter pilots. The Battle of Britain is the name given to efforts by the Luftwaffe during the Summer and Autumn of 1940 to gain air superiority over the RAF's Fighter Command which would have allowed the German planned amphibious and airborne landings in Britain of Operation Sealion to succeed.

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7 Sept, 1942 Russia Stalingrad

1942 : The city of Stalingrad has been turned into a fortress city by defending Soviet troops and the German advance has been halted. In other areas of the Soviet Union Soviet troops are now starting to gather momentum and are now on the offensive in many areas taking back large areas previously controlled by German Forces.

7 Sept, 1955 U.S.A. Hurricane Season

1955 : With Hurricane Season now in full swing Hurricane Gladys has pounded the Texas coastline and Hurricane Flora is now gathering strength far out to sea.

7 Sept, 1977 Panama Canal to be Handed Over

September 7th, 1977 : President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian dictator Omar Torrijos sign the Panama Canal treaties agreeing to transfer control of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama at the end of the 20th century.

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7 Sept, 1978 Kennedy Assassination Investigation

1978 : Following the continued speculation on who was responsible for the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22nd 1963, the house assassinations committee has promised to all the evidence about speculations and rumors surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy 15 years ago.

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7 Sept, 1979 U.S.A. Chrysler Bail Out

September 7th, 1979 : Chrysler has asked for Federal assistance to help with a rescue plan to the tune of 1 billion dollars following losses including a pre-tax loss in excess of $700 million dollars.

7 Sept, 1979 ESPN Debuts on Cable

1979 : ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) founded by Scott Rasmussen and his father Bill Rasmussen makes its cable TV debut.

7 Sept, 1984 UK Salmonella Outbreak

September 7th, 1984 : Salmonella outbreak at hospitals in Yorkshire has left 19 dead from food poisoning and a further 400 people infected.

7 Sept, 1985 U.S.A. Debt Ridden Farmers

1985 : The Country Singer Willie Nelson and the Governor James R. Thompson have organized a 12 hour concert to highlight the problems facing the nations debt-ridden farmers on September 22nd. Close to 40 rock and country and western singers have agreed to perform including Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Kenny Rogers, The Beech Boys and The Charles Daniels Band at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium.

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