On This Day for July 7 - Hawaiian Islands annexed by the United States, Marc Chagall is featured, and more

Created: 2020-07-07 10:02 Updated: 2020-07-07 10:02 Notebook: On this Day in History
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July 07
Marc Chagall
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Marc Chagall
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Honolulu: Iolani Palace
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1898
Hawaiian Islands annexed by the United States
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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup: U.S. celebration
2019: Led by Megan Rapinoe, the U.S. women's football (soccer) team defeated the Netherlands to win its fourth World Cup. [Sort fact from fiction in our football (soccer) quiz.]
London bombings of 2005
2005: The London transit system was struck by coordinated suicide bomb attacks that killed 39 people and injured more than 700.
Martina Navratilova
1978: Czech-born tennis player Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert to win her first of nine Wimbledon singles titles. [ Take our Wimbledon quiz.]
Satchel Paige
1906: Satchel Paige, a professional baseball pitcher who earned legendary fame during his many years in the Negro leagues, is believed to have been born this day in Mobile, Alabama. [ Take our baseball quiz.]
Solomon Islands
1978: The Solomon Islands became an independent nation. [Sort fact from fiction in our islands of the world quiz.]
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini
1946: Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini became the first U.S. citizen to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. [Test your knowledge of Christian saints.]
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ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY
1981
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Indian cricketer
1907
Robert A. Heinlein
American author
1860
Gustav Mahler
Austrian composer
1887
Marc Chagall
Belorussian-born French artist
1980
Michelle Kwan
American ice skater
1933
David McCullough
American historian
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