On December 7th in History
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December 7th in 1787 - Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. constitution becoming the first of the United States.
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December 7th in 1796 - John Adams was elected to be the second president of the United States.
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December 7th in 1836 - Martin Van Buren was elected the eighth president of the United States.
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December 7th in 1941 - Pearl Harbor, located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu was attacked by nearly 200 Japanese warplanes. The attack resulted in the U.S. entering into World War II.
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December 7th in 1946 - A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta killed 119 people. It was America's worst hotel fire disaster. The hotel founder, W. Frank Winecoff, was also killed in the fire.
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December 7th in 1971 - Libya announced the nationalization of British Petroleum's assets.
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