Osun Defender History Corner: January 7 In Focus

Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashback and recall some events that marked this day.

January 7, 1558

Calais, the last English possession on mainland France, is recaptured by France during the Battle of Gravelines.

January 7, 1610

Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei observes the four largest moons of Jupiter for the first time.

January 7, 1618

Francis Bacon becomes Lord Chancellor of England.

January 7, 1782

The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia.

January 7, 1922

Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty, leading to the establishment of the Irish Free State.

January 7, 1924

The University of Connecticut is chartered.

January 7, 1927

Transatlantic telephone service is established between New York and London.

January 7, 1948

Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object.

January 7, 1953

U.S. President Harry Truman announces the development of the hydrogen bomb.

January 7, 1955

Marian Anderson becomes the first African American singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

January 7, 1979

Vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia.

January 7, 1989

Japan’s Mitsubishi Estate agrees to buy 51% of Rockefeller Center in New York City.

January 7, 1993

The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as president.

January 7, 2007

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs introduces the first iPhone.

January 7, 2019

The first image of a black hole, located in the galaxy Messier 87, is published by the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration.

Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on January 7. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.