MAY 7 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for May 7
Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926) - The first Black American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the U.S.
Dorothy Sunrise Lorentino (1909-2005) - The first Native American and the first person from Oklahoma to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame.
Edwin Land (1909-1991) - Co-founder of the Polaroid Corp. who also invented instant photography.
Simon Ramo (1913-2016) - Physicist considered to be the "Father of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile" (long range missiles).
Lewis Anderson (1922-2006) - Last person to play Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody Show.
Johnny "Maestro" Mastrangelo (1939-2010) - Doo-wop singer of 16 Candles.
Bill Kreutzmann (1946-Still Living) - Drummer and founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead.
Robert Hegyes (1951-2012) - Actor who played Juan Epstein in Welcome Back, Kotter.
Memorable Events for May 7
1700 - William Penn begins hosting monthly meetings for blacks advocating emancipation.
1718 - Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville founds the city of New Orleans.
1789 - The first Presidential Inaugural Ball for George Washington is held in NY City.
1800 - The Indiana Territory is organized.
1846 - The Cambridge Chronicle is published for the first time in Cambridge, MA.
1847 - The American Medical Association is founded.
1862 - The South Dakota Historical Society is founded as the Old Settlers Association of Dakota Territory.
1904 - The Flexible Flyer trademark registered (sled).
1914 - Mother's Day is established by Congress.
1941 - Chattanooga Choo Choo (Glenn Miller) is recorded and later becomes the first record to be designated as a Gold Record.
1975 - President Ford declares an end to the "Vietnam Era," marking the end of the Vietnam War.
1992 - The 203-year-old proposed 27th Amendment Law is ratified, barring Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.