On this day …
January 7, 2015
- In 1566, Pope Pius V was elected.
- In 1608, fire destroyed Jamestown, Va.
- In 1797, the modern Italian flag was first used.
- In 1894, William Kennedy Dickson received a patent for motion picture film.
- In 1927, the first transatlantic telephone service was established, between New York and London.
- In 1980, President Jimmy Carter authorized legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to the Chrysler Corporation.
- In 1989, Akihito was sworn in as emperor of Japan after the death of his father, Hirohito.
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