December 7

 

1941: The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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January 23

This Day in History

	1845: The United States Congress decrees the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November to be the universal election day for presidential elections. Learn more about elections. 1907: Charles Curtis, the first Native American to serve in the United States Senate, begins his term. He later resigns to become President Herbert Hoover's vice president. Learn more about Charles Curtis. 1960: Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard and U.S. Navy lieutenant Don Walsh descend into the bottom of Challenger Deep (10,915 m/35,810 ft), setting a new undersea record. Learn more about deep-sea exploration. 1968: United States relations with North Korea are strained after North Korean gunboats seize the crew of the U.S. Navy intelligence ship Pueblo after it had allegedly strayed into North Korean waters. Learn more about North Korea. 1973: President Nixon announces over nationwide television that agreement on all terms for a formal cease-fire in Vietnam have finally been reached. Learn more about the Vietnam cease-fire. 1975: The hit comedy Barney Miller premieres on ABC. Learn more about the ABC Television Network. 1989: Salvador Dalí, Spanish painter, writer, and member of the surrealist movement, dies in Figueras, Spain, at the age of 84. Learn more about Salvador Dalí.