Discover what happened on September 7 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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Discover what happened on September 7 with HISTORY&#8217;s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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The 1960s were one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history, marked by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and antiwar protests, political assassinations and the emerging "generation gap."

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Crime has been a dark and powerful undercurrent in human society throughout history. Uncover the facts behind some of the most daring robberies, brazen scams and brutal murders ever committed.&nbsp;

The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. The war resulted in the deaths of more than 620,000 people, with millions more injured and the South left in ruins.

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The Revolutionary War waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a small fledgling nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

Art history tells the complex story of human civilization through art and design. It ranges from prehistoric art of the Neolithic period through Renaissance masterpieces, Impressionism, Modernism, the Bauhaus and contemporary art.

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<a href="https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history">World War II</a> was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945.

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Though the 19th century saw the rise of populism, the labor movement and Jacksonian democracy, it also ushered in the Gilded Age, when men like Cornelius Vanderbilt and J. P. Morgan wielded control over politics and business.

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United States nicknamed Uncle Sam

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Protesters disrupt the Miss America Pageant

U.S. agrees to transfer Panama Canal to Panama

Minnesotans attack the James‑Younger criminal gang

Rock ‘n’ roll legend Buddy Holly is born

Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested for stealing the Mona Lisa

Tupac Shakur is shot

Atlanta is evacuated

World’s first submarine attack

The Blitz begins as Germany bombs London

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