American motion-picture producer. January 7, 1873 - June 10, 1976. Adolph Zukor, American entrepreneur who built the powerful Famous Players–Paramount motion-picture studio. Immigrating to the United States at age 15, Zukor entered the penny-arcade business in 1903.

07/01/2022 · Today in History for January 7th. January 6, 2022, 5:37 PM. Highlights of Today in History: First U.S. Presidential Election; Clinton goes on trial in Senate; Khmer Rouge overthrown; Emperor Hirohito dies. (Jan. 7) Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions.

Historical Events for January 7th. Year 1325 » Afonso IV of Portugal called Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal.; Year 1558 » France takes Siege of Calais (1558) or Calais, the last continental possession of Kingdom of England called England.; Year 1608 » Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia.; Year 1610 » Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons: …

07/01/2022 · This Day in History — January 7. Today is the seventh day of 2022. There are 358 days left in the year. 1999: The US Senate opens the …

07/01/2022 · It happened today – this day in history – January 7. 1536:Catherine of Aragon dies aged 50. 1558: Calais, the last English possession in France, is retaken by the French. 1566: Antonio “Michele” Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V. 1598: Boris Godunov seizes the Russian throne on the death of Feodor I.

07/01/2022 · Today in labor history, January 7, 1919 began what is known as Semana Trágica, or Tragic Week in Argentina. Labor unrest had been mounting in Buenos Aries. On January 7, police killed four workers who were striking for better conditions at an ironworks plant.

06/01/2021 · Died January 7. Nikola Tesla revolutionized the way we use electricity, telephones, and radio waves – all without ever successfully graduating from university. His genius was unparalleled, as ...

07/01/2018 · Jan. 7 NHL History. 1928: Howie Morenz of the Canadiens scores three goals for his third NHL hat trick during a 9-1 road victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs. His first goal was his 100th in the NHL. The Canadiens become the first NHL team to allow two goals or fewer in 20 consecutive games.

07/01/2022 · January 7, 1939: The 83rd Anniversary of the Discovery of Francium. Francium barely exists. Only 30 grams of the element, atomic number 87, reside in the entirety of Earth’s crust, as estimates suggest. It also ranks as perhaps the most deadbeat member of the first column of the periodic table, known as the alkali metals.

02/01/2007 · January 21. 1743 — John Fitch, who invented a steamboat. 1815 — Horace Wells, a dentist who pioneered the use of medical anesthesia. 1908 — Bengt Stromgren, a Swedish astrophysicist who studied gas clouds. 1912 — Konrad Bloch, a German biochemist who researched cholesterol and won the Nobel Prize in 1964.