Fun Facts about Today in History

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We may not think much about the historic events that have impacted our country or the world in our daily lives. However, when we take a step back and examine them more closely, we realise how critical they are to everything we do today.

On this day in history, here are some happenings you might not have known about.

Event
(July 07, 1863) The first military draft in the United States begins; exemptions cost $300.
Advertisements (July 07, 1898) On this day in 1898, President William McKinley signed a joint resolution annexing Hawaii, setting the path for the islands to become a territory (1900) and then a US state (1959).
(July 07, 1928) The Chillicothe Baking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri, sells sliced bread for the first time.
(July 07, 1930) Henry J. Kaiser, an industrialist, begins work on the Hoover Dam.
(July 07, 1946) Mother Francesca S. Cabrini is canonised as the first American.
Advertisements (July 07, 2019) The United States women's football (soccer) team defeated the Netherlands to win their fourth World Cup, led by Megan Rapinoe.
(Died on July 07, 2021) Jovenel Moïse, Haitian entrepreneur and politician, President of Haiti from 2017 until July 7 2021, when he was assasinated. (b. 1968).