A bit of September 7th history…
70 - Roman army under General Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem
1813 - “Uncle Sam” 1st used to refer to the US
1916 - Workman’s Compensation Act passed by Congress
1921 - 1st Miss America Pageant is held in Atlantic City
1936 - Last surviving member of the Thylacine species (Tasmanian Tiger) dies in her cage in Tasmania (pictured)
1940 - Beginning of the Blitz: German Luftwaffe bomb London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights
1977 - Panama Canal Treaties signed, guaranteeing Panama’s control over the Panama Canal beginning in 2000
1979 - ESPN debuts
1996 - Rap artist Tupak Shakur is shot multiple times in a drive by shooting in Las Vegas - dies 6 days later
2013 - Chinese President Xi Jinping announces plans to develop a new “Silk Road Economic Belt” during a visit to Kazakhstan
Today In History: September 07