August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. There are 94 days in North Hemisphere summer, South Hemisphere winter. The Northern Hemisphere is considered to be halfway through the summer on August 7.
1782 - George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic " Purple HeartThe Purple Heart is a U. military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those who are wounded or killed while serving in or with the U. military after April 5, 1917. Appearance The Purple Heart is a purple heart within a".
1794Events February 11 1st session of US Senate open to the public. March 14 Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. March 27 The United States Government established a permanent United States Navy and authorized the building of six vessels (in 17 - Whiskey RebellionThe Whiskey Rebellion was an insurrection in 1794 by settlers in the Monongahela Valley in western Pennsylvania who fought against a federal tax on liquor and distilled drinks. The ineffective government of the United States under the Articles of Confeder begins: Farmers in the Monoghaela Valley of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania (the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is one of four states of the United States of America that is called a commonwealth. It has given its name to the Pennsylvanian time period in geology. Pennsylvania is called the Keystone State. Although Swed rebel against the federal tax on liquor and distilled drinks.
1819Events January 17 Simon Bolivar proclaims the Republic of Colombia January 29 Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore February 6 Formal treaty between Sultan Hussein of Johor and the British Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles originates Singapore F - Simón BolívarSimon Jose Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Bolivar y Palacios ( July 24, 1783 December 17, 1830) was a Venezuelan revolutionary leader. He is credited with leading the fight for independence for what are now Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivi triumphed over SpainThe Kingdom of Spain is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It inc in the Battle of Boyacá.
