A to Z This Day in World History | December 7th

Here are some historical events that occurred on December 7:

1732: The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London.

1787: Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.

1941: The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred, leading to the United States’ entry into World War II.

1972: Apollo 17, the final Apollo moon mission, was launched.

1988: An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck Spitak, Armenia, causing widespread devastation and loss of life.

2003: The Space Shuttle Discovery was launched on mission STS-114, the first scheduled flight of the Space Shuttle program after the Columbia disaster.

2005: Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924, was shot and killed by U.S. federal air marshals at Miami International Airport after claiming to have a bomb.

2018: The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24) concluded in Katowice, Poland.

These events on December 7 span various centuries and involve significant moments in history, ranging from constitutional milestones to space exploration and tragic incidents.

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