On this day: January 7

POSTED: 02:29 AM PST Jan 05, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Jan 06, 2013 

Galileo spots some of Jupiter's moons, the Harlem Globetrotters play their first game, Truman announces the development of the H-bomb, and President Clinton's impeachment trial begins, all on this day.

OTD January 7 - Truman H-bomb
13 / 33
Library of Congress

1953: In his final State of the Union address before Congress, U.S. President Harry S. Truman tells the world that the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb.

Advertisement

Most Popular

Advertisement