December 7

    What happened on December 7 in history

    8 events fall on December 7, from 1732 to 1988. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

    Events on December 7

    1. 1732

      The Royal Opera House opens

      The first theatre on the Covent Garden site opens.

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    2. 1732

      Covent Garden opens

      The theatre that becomes the Royal Opera House gives its first performance.

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    3. 1787

      Delaware ratifies the Constitution

      It becomes the first state.

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    4. 1941

      Pearl Harbor is attacked

      Japanese aircraft strike the fleet and the United States enters the war.

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    5. 1941

      Pearl Harbor

      Japanese aircraft attack the US Pacific Fleet at anchor.

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    6. 1972

      Apollo 17 launches

      The last crewed mission to the Moon lifts off at night.

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    7. 1972

      The Blue Marble

      Apollo 17's crew photographs the whole Earth on the way to the Moon.

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    8. 1988

      The Armenian earthquake

      Spitak and Leninakan are destroyed.

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