"On Dec. 7,1972, America's last crewed moon mission to date was launched as Apollo 17 blasted off from Cape Canaveral. Also on this date: In 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than 2,300 Americans. The United States declared war against Japan the following day."
"In 1982, convicted murderer Charlie Brooks Jr. became the first U.S. prisoner to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas. In 1988, a major earthquake in the Soviet Union devastated northern Armenia, killing at least 25,000 people. In 1993, six people were killed and 19 wounded in a mass shooting aboard a Long Island Rail Road train in New York. In 2004, Hamid Karzai (HAH'-mihd KAHR'-zeye) was sworn in as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president."
Dec. 7 features several major historical events and notable birthdays. On Dec. 7, 1972, Apollo 17 launched, marking America's last crewed moon mission. In 1787 Delaware ratified the U.S. Constitution. In 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, killing more than 2,300 Americans; the United States declared war the following day. In 1982 the first U.S. lethal injection execution took place in Huntsville, Texas. In 1988 a powerful earthquake devastated northern Armenia, killing at least 25,000. Other entries include a 1993 Long Island Rail Road mass shooting, Hamid Karzai's 2004 inauguration, a 2018 murder conviction tied to a 2017 rally, and the 2024 reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. Notable birthdays include Noam Chomsky, Ellen Burstyn, Johnny Bench and Tom Waits.
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