Today In History, Sept. 7: London Blitz
Today is Monday, Sept. 7.
Today's Highlight in History:
1940: London Blitz
On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II with the first air attack on London.
1825: Marquis de Lafayette
In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette (pictured), the French hero of the American Revolution, bade farewell to President John Quincy Adams at the White House.
1927: Philo T. Farnsworth
In 1927, American television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, 21, succeeded in transmitting the image of a line through purely electronic means with a device called an "image dissector."
1936: Buddy Holly
In 1936, rock legend Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas.
1963: Football Hall of Fame
In 1963, the National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
1977: Panama Canal Treaties
In 1977, the Panama Canal treaties, calling for the U.S. to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos.
1987: Erich Honecker
In 1987, Erich Honecker became the first East German head of state to visit West Germany as he arrived for a five-day visit.
1990: Kimberly Bergalis
In 1990, Kimberly Bergalis of Fort Pierce, Florida, came forward to identify herself as the young woman who had been infected with AIDS, allegedly by her late dentist. (Bergalis died the following year.)
1996: Tupac Shakur
In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and mortally wounded on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later.
2005: Roy Hallums
Ten years ago: U.S. troops in Iraq, acting on a tip, rescued American businessman Roy Hallums, who'd been held hostage ten months.
2005: William H. Rehnquist
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush led the nation in a final tribute to William H. Rehnquist, remembering the late chief justice as the Supreme Court's steady leader and a man of lifetime integrity.
2010: East China Sea
Five years ago: A Chinese fishing trawler and two Japanese patrol boats collided near disputed islands in the East China Sea, further straining relations between Beijing and Tokyo.
2010: Lucius Walker
Five years ago: Lucius Walker, 80, who'd led an annual pilgrimage of aid volunteers to Cuba in defiance of the nearly half century U.S. trade embargo, died in New York.
2014: Joan Rivers
One year ago: A star-studded funeral was held in New York for comedian Joan Rivers, who had died three days earlier at age 81.
2014: Nabil Elaraby
One year ago: The head of the Arab League, Nabil Elaraby, urged members to confront Islamic State extremists "militarily and politically."
2014: U.S. Open
One year ago: Serena Williams won her third consecutive U.S. Open championship and 18th major title overall, taking 75 minutes to beat good friend Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3.
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