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DECEMBER 7, 1942
Second World War: A small unit of Royal Marines launched Operation Frankton, in which they damaged six ships in the port of Bordeaux in German-occupied France.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
DECEMBER 7, 1972
Construction workers found the remains of Martin Bormann and Ludwig Stumpfegger near Lehrter Station in Berlin, ending a decades-long search after Bormann's conviction in absentia at the Nuremberg trials.
Martin Ludwig Bormann was a German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery, private secretary to Adolf Hitler, and Read More
DECEMBER 7, 1995
The Galileo spacecraft (illustration shown) arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.
Galileo was an American robotic space probe that studied the planet Jupiter and its moons, as well as the asteroids Gaspra and Read More
DECEMBER 7, 1869
American outlaw Jesse James committed his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Read More
DECEMBER 7, 1862
American Civil War: The Battle of Prairie Grove ended a Confederate attempt to regain control of northwestern Arkansas.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in Read More
DECEMBER 7, 2015
The JAXA space probe Akatsuki entered into orbit around Venus to study the planet's atmosphere, five years after its first attempt failed.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is the Japanese national air and space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent Read More
DECEMBER 7, 2011
The United States transferred its last base in the Al Anbar Governorate to the Iraqi government, ending the Anbar campaign.
Al Anbar Governorate, or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it Read More
DECEMBER 7, 1975
The Indonesian military began a lengthy occupation of East Timor under the pretext of anti-colonialism.
The Indonesian occupation of East Timor began in December 1975 and lasted until October 1999. After centuries of Portuguese colonial rule in Read More
DECEMBER 7, 2014
The annual furry convention Midwest FurFest was targeted in an unsolved chlorine gas attack.
A furry convention is a formal gathering of members of the furry fandom – people who are interested in the concept of Read More
DECEMBER 7, 2005
Spanish authorities captured Croatian Army general Ante Gotovina, who was wanted for war crimes committed during the Croatian War of Independence; he was eventually cleared of all charges.
The Croatian Army is the land force branch of the Croatian Armed Forces. It is numerically the largest of the three branches Read More
DECEMBER 7, 43 BC
Cicero, widely considered one of ancient Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists, was killed after having been proscribed as an enemy of the state.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during Read More
DECEMBER 7, 1936
Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton (pictured) became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a Read More
DECEMBER 7, 574
Suffering from mental illness, Eastern Roman emperor Justin II had his general Tiberius proclaimed Caesar, adopting him as his own son.
Justin II was Eastern Roman emperor from 565 until 578. He was the nephew of Justinian I and the husband of Sophia, Read More
DECEMBER 7, 1837
British troops swiftly defeated rebels led by William Lyon Mackenzie and Anthony Van Egmond at the Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only major confrontation of the Upper Canada Rebellion.
William Lyon Mackenzie was a Scottish-born Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact, a term used to Read More

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