October 7 in History

October 7 in Pop Culture History

October 7th is…
National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day
Frappe Day
National Inner Beauty Day
National LED Light Day
National Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day

3761 BC – Today was the first day of creation, according to the Jewish Talmudic Calendar.

1737 (Cyclone) India

1919 – KLM, the Netherlands’ official airline, was founded.

1933 – Air France began with the merger of 5 smaller French airlines.

1950 – Mother Teresa opened the Missionary of Charity

1952 – WFIL in Philadelphia introduced Bandstand (later called American Bandstand)

1958 – The US manned space-flight project was renamed, Project Mercury. It was originally called Project Astronaut.

1982 – Cats (Broadway Musical) Opened on October 7, 1982, and closed on September 10, 2000

1985 – The cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked by Palestine Liberation Front. The hijackers killed wheel-chair bound Jewish-American passenger Leon Klinghoffer, throwing him overboard after shooting him.

 #1 Hit October 7, 1989 – November 3, 1989: Janet Jackson – Miss You Much

1996 – The Fox News Channel began broadcasting.

#1 Hit October 7, 2017 – October 27, 2017: Cardi B – Bodak Yellow