July 7th in History
July 7th
1456 A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
1753 British parliament grants Jews the right to apply for citizenship.
1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie boards French ship ‘Du Teillay’ at St Nazaire accompanied by the warship Elisabeth bound for Scotland.
1898: The United States Annexes Hawaii
This day in history saw President William McKinley sign the Newlands Resolution, formally annexing the Republic of Hawaii and making it a U.S. territory. The annexation followed years of American economic and political influence in the islands, particularly from sugar plantation owners. The overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani in 1893 had paved the way for this controversial annexation, which Native Hawaiians had strongly opposed.
On 7th July 1916, during the First Battle of the Somme, the 38th (Welsh) Division were given the order to attack Mametz Wood. This turned out to be one of the most brutal battles of the First World War and they were forced to retreat due to the intensity of German machine gun fire from the wood. The Division were ordered to regroup and attack for a second time on the 10th July. This time they succeeded in reaching the wood and by the 12th July, had cleared the Germans from the woods. The Welsh Division, however, had lost more than 4,000 men during the course of the attack.
1928 Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri, using a machine invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder; described as the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped.
Amgueddfa Werin Cymru, at St Fagans on the outskirts of Cardiff, was first opened on 7th July 1948.
St Fagans is among the most popular open-air museums in Europe and is the most visited heritage attraction in Wales. It is situated in the manicured grounds of St Fagans Castle. The castle itself is a late 16th-century manor house which was donated to the people of Wales by the Earl of Plymouth. Since the museum's inauguration more than sixty years ago, in excess of forty original buildings from various historical periods have been reconstructed in the castle's 100 acres of parkland.
1950 1st Farnborough airshow held.
2021
Dutch artist Wilfred Stijger broke the world record for the tallest sandcastle.
Thirty other sculptors assisted Stijger in constructing the 69-foot (21-meter) tall sandcastle, which used 5,357 tons (4,860 tonnes) of sand. The sandcastle was built in Blokhus, Denmark, and broke the previous world record by over 9 feet (2.7 m).
1967 EMI/Parlophone releases The Beatles single "All You Need Is Love" in the UK; it had been introduced to a global audience as part of the BBC's "Our World" television broadcast 12 days earlier.
1968 British rock group "Yardbirds" disbands; guitarist Jimmy Page recruits new members to fill concert commitments - the new group evolves into Led Zeppelin.
1456 A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
1753 British parliament grants Jews the right to apply for citizenship.
1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie boards French ship ‘Du Teillay’ at St Nazaire accompanied by the warship Elisabeth bound for Scotland.
1898: The United States Annexes Hawaii
This day in history saw President William McKinley sign the Newlands Resolution, formally annexing the Republic of Hawaii and making it a U.S. territory. The annexation followed years of American economic and political influence in the islands, particularly from sugar plantation owners. The overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani in 1893 had paved the way for this controversial annexation, which Native Hawaiians had strongly opposed.
On 7th July 1916, during the First Battle of the Somme, the 38th (Welsh) Division were given the order to attack Mametz Wood. This turned out to be one of the most brutal battles of the First World War and they were forced to retreat due to the intensity of German machine gun fire from the wood. The Division were ordered to regroup and attack for a second time on the 10th July. This time they succeeded in reaching the wood and by the 12th July, had cleared the Germans from the woods. The Welsh Division, however, had lost more than 4,000 men during the course of the attack.
1928 Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri, using a machine invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder; described as the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped.
Amgueddfa Werin Cymru, at St Fagans on the outskirts of Cardiff, was first opened on 7th July 1948.
St Fagans is among the most popular open-air museums in Europe and is the most visited heritage attraction in Wales. It is situated in the manicured grounds of St Fagans Castle. The castle itself is a late 16th-century manor house which was donated to the people of Wales by the Earl of Plymouth. Since the museum's inauguration more than sixty years ago, in excess of forty original buildings from various historical periods have been reconstructed in the castle's 100 acres of parkland.
1950 1st Farnborough airshow held.
2021
Dutch artist Wilfred Stijger broke the world record for the tallest sandcastle.
Thirty other sculptors assisted Stijger in constructing the 69-foot (21-meter) tall sandcastle, which used 5,357 tons (4,860 tonnes) of sand. The sandcastle was built in Blokhus, Denmark, and broke the previous world record by over 9 feet (2.7 m).
1967 EMI/Parlophone releases The Beatles single "All You Need Is Love" in the UK; it had been introduced to a global audience as part of the BBC's "Our World" television broadcast 12 days earlier.
1968 British rock group "Yardbirds" disbands; guitarist Jimmy Page recruits new members to fill concert commitments - the new group evolves into Led Zeppelin.
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