On This Day for December 7 - Pearl Harbor attack, Gian Lorenzo Bernini is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. December 07 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Gian Lorenzo Bernini READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1941 Pearl Harbor attack READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2004: Afghan politician Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president. 1988: An earthquake struck northwestern Armenia, devastating numerous cities, including Vanadzor and Gyumri. [ Take our quiz about natural disasters.] 1975: Shortly after declaring its independence, East Timor was invaded and occupied by Indonesian forces. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Asia.] 1972: American astronaut Eugene Andrew Cernan commanded the last crewed flight to the Moon, effectively ending the Apollo program. [ Test your knowledge of the Moon.] 1956: American basketball player Larry Bird, who is considered one of the greatest pure shooters of all time, was born. [ Find out if Larry Bird made our list of the 10 greatest basketball players of all time.] 1941: Adolf Hitler issued his Night and Fog Decree, a secret order for the arrest and execution of "persons endangering German security." [Discover nine things you might not know about Adolf Hitler .] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1928 Noam Chomsky American linguist 1949 Tom Waits American singer-songwriter 1956 Larry Bird American basketball player and coach 1915 Eli Wallach American actor 1932 Ellen Burstyn American actress 1598 Gian Lorenzo Bernini Italian artist SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help