Today in History, September 7, 1940: Germany began the Blitz bombing of London
On Sept. 7, 1940, Germany's eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II began with the first air attack on London.
Today in History, September 7, 1940: Germany began the Blitz bombing of London On Sept. 7, 1940, Germany's eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II began with the first air attack on London. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/09/07/today-history-september-7-1940-germany-began-blitz-bombing-london/2232576001/
Associated Press Published 8:40 a.m. ET Sept. 7, 2019
A German Luftwaffe bomber flying over the East End of London at the start of the Luftwaffe's evening raids on Sept. 7, 1940. (Photo: German Air Force)
Today is Sept. 7. On this date:
The Peace of Beijing ended the Boxer Rebellion in China.
Germany's eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II began with the first air attack on London.
The National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
The International Olympic Committee banned Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett of the U.S. from further competition for talking to each other on the victory stand in Munich during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" after winning the gold and silver medals in the 400-meter run.
The Panama Canal treaties, calling for the U.S. to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos.
ESPN original logo (Photo: File)
The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its cable TV debut.
Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and mortally wounded on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later.
President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, meeting at Camp David, said the world had to act against Saddam Hussein, arguing that the Iraqi leader had defied the United Nations and reneged on promises to destroy weapons of mass destruction.
Osama bin Laden appeared in a video for the first time in three years, telling Americans they should convert to Islam if they wanted the war in Iraq to end.
Gallery: See photos of the touring World War II planes at Lunken Airport
People look at the World War II Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber plane nicknamed "Fifi" on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Lunken Airport. Madeleine Hordinski/The Enquirer
The back of the Cincinnati Lunken Airport Center on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Madeleine Hordinski/The Enquirer
A PT-13 Stearman plane in Lunken Airport on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Madeleine Hordinski/The Enquirer
Avery San Miguel (far left) came with her aunt to Lunken Airport to tour the inside of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber plane nicknamed "Fifi" from World War II on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Lunken Airport. Madeleine Hordinski/The Enquirer
The inside of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber plane nicknamed "Fifi" from World War II on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Lunken Airport. Madeleine Hordinski/The Enquirer
Connor Joubert, 12, waits to climb up the ladder to look inside the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber plane nicknamed "Fifi" from World War II on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Lunken Airport. Madeleine Hordinski/The Enquirer
Inscription from Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk: "Dutch Van Kirk Navy (illegible) Enola Gay August 6, 1945" is seen on a map inside the World War II Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber plane nicknamed "Fifi" on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Lunken Airport. Van Kirk was the navigator of the Enola Gay when it dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima. Madeleine Hordinski/The Enquirer
Sami Smith climbs down the ladder after touring the World War II Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber plane nicknamed "Fifi" on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Lunken Airport. Madeleine Hordinski/The Enquirer
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