History Blog

December 7

Happy Birthday RIP Tadeus Konopka(“Ted Knight” 19231–1986) ; “Ellen Burstyn”(Edna Gillooly)–92 Thomas Waits–75 Priscilla Barnes–71 Larry Bird–68 Christopher Thomas Howell–58 Shiri Appleby–46 Emily Browning–36 Nicholas Hoult–35 ; 1941 – Japanese warplanes attacked the home base of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, drawing the United States into World War II. More than 2,300 Americans were killed ; 1963 – Instant replay (video/television) makes its debut during an American Army–Navy football game