World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamato, one of the two largest ever constructed, is sunk by United States Navy aircraft during Operation Ten-Go. Date: April 7, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Soviet Union annexes East Prussia as the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Date: April 7, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations. Date: April 7, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference. Date: April 7, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
Francoist Spain agrees to surrender its protectorate in Morocco. Date: April 7, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)
IBM announces the System/360. Date: April 7, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
Representatives of the National Congress of American Indians testify before members of the US Senate in Washington, D.C., against the termination of the Colville tribe. Date: April 7, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two-time Formula One British World Champion Jim Clark dies in an accident during a Formula Two race in Hockenheim. Date: April 7, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1. Date: April 7, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces his decision to quicken the pace of Vietnamization. Date: April 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)