January 7 in Pop Culture History |
| January 7th is… Alaskan Malamute Day National Bobblehead Day Fruitcake Toss Day Harlem Globetrotter’s Day Old Rock Day Pass Gas Day National Tempura Day |
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(*7*)1608 – Fire destroyed the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia
(*7*)1714 – The world’s first patent (#395) for a “Machine for Transcribing Letters”It was granted in England from Queen Anne to Henry Mill. It was not actually built.
(*7*)1830 – The 1st U.S. Railroad Station opened in Baltimore, MD
(*7*)1927 – Commercial telephone service via radio began between New York and London.
(*7*)1929 – Drawn by Hal Foster, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan Comic strip #1 first appeared
(*7*)1929 – Buck RogersThe illustration of, by Dick Calkins appeared in in newspaper comics.
(*7*)1927 – The Harlem Globetrotters played their first game in Hinckley, Ill.
(*7*)1934 – Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon comic strip debuted in Newspapers all across America
(*7*)1948 – Thomas Mantell reported seeing a UFO over Kentucky.
(*7*)1950 – #1 Hit January 7, 1950 – January 13, 1950: Gene Autry – Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer |
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