September 7th

70
Roman army under General Titus occupies & plunders Jerusalem.
Jewish–Roman wars
2011
Independence of South Sudan. South Sudan became an independent country after a referendum that passed with over 98% of votes.
South Sudanese independence referendum, 2011
2008
Troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in government conservatorship.
Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
2006
Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage confirmed he was the source of a leak that disclosed the identity of CIA employee Valerie Plame, saying he didn't realize Plame's job was covert.
Richard Armitage (politician)
1998
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit his 61st home run of the season, equaling Roger Maris' single-season home run record.
1996
Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot on the Las Vegas Strip. he died six days later at age 25.
The Killing of Tupac Shakur
1990
Kimberly Bergalis of Fort Pierce, Fla., came forward to identify herself as the woman who had been infected with AIDS, apparently by her late dentist. (She died the following year.).
1986
Desmond Tutu was installed as the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.
Desmond Tutu
1979
The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its debut on cable TV.
ESPN
1978
Georgi Markov is murdered. The Bulgarian writer and dissenter had left Bulgaria in 1969 and was working at BBC in London during the time of his murder. His murder, which is popularly known as the Umbrella Murder took place while he was crossing the Waterloo Bridge in London. The assassin, nicknamed Piccadilly, used a modified umbrella to shot a pellet full of ricin in Markov’s leg. Markov died 4 days later, on September 11 of ricin poisoning.
Georgi Markov
1977
The Panama Canal treaties, calling for the United States to turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington, D.C.
Panama Canal Zone
1957
NBC-TV debuted the original version of its animated peacock logo.
NBC
1940
Nazi Germany began its initial blitz on London during World War II.
The Blitz
1936
Rock musician Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas.
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1927
TV pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth succeeded in transmitting an image through purely electronic means by using a device called an image dissector.
Video camera tube
1909
Eugene Lefebvre becomes first pilot to die in an airplane craft, while test piloting new French-built Wright biplane at Juvisy.
1909 in aviation
1901
The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ended with the signing of the Peking Protocol (Peace of Beijing).
Eight-Nation Alliance
1888
Edith Eleanor McLean is 1st baby to be placed in an incubator at State Emigrant Hospital on Ward’s Island, New York.
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1822
Pedro I, son of King Joao VI declares Brazil's independence from Portugal (National Day).
Independence of Brazil
1714
Treaty of Baden: Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI & France, ends War of Spanish Succession, French retain Alsace, Austria gets bank of Rhine.
Treaty of Baden (1714)
1533
England's Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich.
Elizabeth I of England
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