| 1865 |
|
Cheyenne
and Sioux warriors attack Julesburg, Colo., in
retaliation for the Sand Creek Massacre. |
| 1901 |
|
New
York stock exchange trading exceeds two million shares
for the first time in history. |
| 1944 |
|
The
U.S. Air Force announces the production of the first
jet-fighter, Bell P-59 Airacomet. |
| 1945 |
|
U.S.
air ace Major Thomas B. McGuire, Jr. is killed in the
Pacific. What
was the best fighter plane? |
| 1955 |
|
Marian
Anderson becomes the first African American to sing at
the Metropolitan Opera House. |
| 1975 |
|
Vietnamese
troops take Phuoc Binh in new full-scale offensive. |
| 1985 |
|
Vietnam
seizes the Khmer National Liberation Front headquarters
near the Thai border. Last
Days of Cambodia. |
Born on January 7 |
| 1718 |
|
Israel
Putnam, American Revolutionary War hero. |
| 1800 |
|
Millard
Fillmore, 13th President of the United States. |
| 1912 |
|
Charles
Addams, cartoonist, creator of the Addams Family. |
