Archive for July 7th, 2025

Jul

NEWS THAT MADE HISTORY ON THIS DAY

Today In History (Podcast) | Podchaser

MIKE GRACIA

Hudson Music on X: "A young Ringo Starr - looking ready to revolutionize the world of music and drumming #ringostarr https://t.co/mrphxieyui" / X

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr: We never thought the Beatles would last

Ringo Starr forces The Beatles movie change and says 'that's not how we were'

Ringo Starr (Sir Richard Starkey) achieved international
fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He is 85 years old
today.

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Jul

FIRST IMPEACHMENT OF A U.S. SENATOR

Lot - William Blount, Constitution Signer, Large Signature

For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives
exercised its constitutional power of impeachment and votes
to charge Senator William Blount of Tennessee with “a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public duty and
trust as a Senator.”

The constitutional conundrum of conducting a trial of an
impeached senator has not yet been resolved.

House of Representatives in Congress Hall (U.S. National Park Service)

William Blount (A-41) | NC DNCR

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Jul

WORK BEGAN ON THE HOOVER DAM

Building of Hoover Dam begins: 1930 – Maiden on the Midway

This Day in History: Construction Began on Hoover Dam | whitehouse.gov

On July 7, 1930, construction began on the future site of the
Hoover Dam. Over the next five years, a total of 21,000 men
would work ceaselessly to produce what would be the largest
dam of its time, as well as being one of the largest manmade
structures in the world.

Hoover Dam Construction History