🗞️Today’s Headlines

Everything important that’s ever happened on January 7:

2003 ─ By presidential decree, January 7, celebrated as Christmas on the Coptic Orthodox calendar, became a national holiday in Egypt, a predominantly Muslim country.

1979 ─ Vietnamese forces captured Phnom Penh, toppling the Khmer Rouge regime and taking control of Cambodia’s capital.

1968 ─ The uncrewed US space probe Surveyor 7 launched to study the moon’s surface for future exploration.

1955 ─ American contralto Marian Anderson became the first Black artist to perform with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, a landmark moment in opera history.

1610 ─ Galileo discovered Jupiter’s four largest moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, and transformed humanity’s understanding of the solar system.

🎂 Today’s Birthdays

On January 7, we’re singing to:

Millard Fillmore (1800) ─ 13th president of the United States, remembered for his role in the Compromise of 1850 and the admission of California as a free state.

St. Bernadette of Lourdes (1844) ─ French saint and visionary whose accounts of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes inspired one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in the world.

Nicolas Cage (1964) ─ Acclaimed actor known for his cult status and eclectic roles in films like National Treasure, Face/Off, and Leaving Las Vegas, the latter of which earned him an Academy Award.

 🪦Who Died Today?

On January 7, we’re saying goodbye to:

Catherine of Aragon (1536) ─ Queen of England and first wife of Henry VIII, whose marriage and annulment were central to the English Reformation.

Nikola Tesla (1943) ─ Serbian-American inventor and visionary celebrated for his contributions to alternating current (AC) electricity, wireless communication, and modern technology.

Hirohito (1989) ─ Emperor of Japan who presided over the country during World War II and its post-war transformation into a modern economic powerhouse.

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