June 7 in Pop Culture History |
| June 7th is… National (Daniel) Boone Day Chocolate Ice Cream Day National Oklahoma Day National VCR Day World Caring Day |
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1692 (Earthquake) Port Royal, Jamaica, over 1,000 people were killed. 1753 – The British Museum was founded, starting the collections of Sir Hans Sloane. 1755 (Earthquake) Tabriz, Iran 1893 – Mohandas Gandhi committed his first act of civil disobedience. 1914 – The Alliance was the first vessel to pass through the Panama Canal. 1954 – Rutgers Institute of Microbiology opened, the second dedicated microbiology laboratory in the world. 1955 – The $64,000 Question debuted on CBS. 1962 – Credit Suisse (Schweizerische Kreditanstalt) opened the first drive-through bank in Switzerland at St. Peter-Strasse 17, near Paradeplatz in downtown Zurich. 1975 #1 Hit June 7, 1975 – June 13, 1975: John Denver – Thank God I’m a Country Boy 1976 – The Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night by journalist Nik Cohn was published in New York Magazine. It was the inspiration for the film Saturday Night Fever. 1981 – The Israeli Air Force destroyed Iraq’s Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera. 1986 #1 Hit June 7, 1986 – June 13, 1986: Madonna – Live to Tell 1989 – The Woman in Black (East End Play) Opened on June 7, 1989 1990 – Universal Studios Florida opened in Orlando, FL. 2002 – Kim Possible premiered on The Disney Channel. 2014 #1 Hit June 7, 2014 – July 25, 2014: Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX – Fancy |