Dec 7th:
1909
chemist/inventor, Leo Baekland patents 1st thermosetting plastic' Bakelite" which sparks the beginning of the plastic industry
1939
NY Yankees legend, Lou Gehrig, age 36 is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame 6 months after he retired
1941
The imperial Japanese Navy with 353 planes attacks U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor Naval base in Hawaii killing 2.403 people
1967
The Beatles open a clothing store'Apple Boutique' at 94 Baker St in London,closed 8 months later. 94 Baker street is now an office building
1995
rock band,'The Grateful Dead' disband after the death of Jerry Garcia
2020
singer/songwriter, Bob Dylan sells his entire songwriting catalog with over 600 songs to Universal Music Publishing for $300 million
2024
The restored Notre Dame Cathederal in Paris, France reopens after a 2019 fire with world leaders in attendance
