7 Important Interesting Items That Occurred on January 7

If you’ve read my www.ActiveRain.com/Results blog, you know one of the pastimes I enjoy is learning new facts from history.

While these interesting items have nothing to do with my real estate business, it just adds fun and joy to life.

What happened on January 7?

1782 - The Bank of North America opened in Philadelphia. It was the first commercial bank in the United States.

1789 - Americans voted for the electors that would choose George Washington to be the first U.S. president (the beginning of the Electoral College).

1894 - W.K. Dickson received a patent for motion picture film.

1896 – The first "Fannie Farmer Cookbook" was published.

1904 - The distress signal "CQD" was established. Two years later "SOS" became the radio distress signal because it was quicker to send by wireless radio.

1927 - Transatlantic telephone service Service began between New York and London. 31 calls were made on this first day.

1953 - U.S. President Harry Truman announced the development of the hydrogen bomb.

Here is a special bonus item tied to Silicon Valley, Calif., which could arguably be the most important, interesting item that happened on January 7^th – in 2010 Apple unveiled the iPad.

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I hope you enjoyed learning about these 7 Important Interesting Items That Occurred on January 7.