On this day: January 7

POSTED: 2:29 AM Jan 05 2013 UPDATED: 11:00 PM Jan 06 2013

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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 - Galilean moons — 1 / 33

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1610: Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons (the four largest satellites of Jupiter: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa), although he is not able distinguish the last two until the following day.

OTD January 7 - Galilean moons

OTD January 7 - Millard Fillmore

OTD January 7 - CQD

OTD January 7 - Charles Addams

OTD January 7 - Johnny Mize

OTD January 7 - Harlem Globetrotters

OTD January 7 - transatlantic phone system

OTD January 7 - Buck Rogers

OTD January 7 - Nikola Tesla

OTD January 7 - Jann Wenner

OTD January 7 - Kenny Loggins

OTD January 7 - Erin Gray

OTD January 7 - Truman H-bomb

OTD January 7 - David Caruso

OTD January 7 - Katie Couric

OTD January 7 - Cuban government

OTD January 7 - Polaris

OTD January 7 - Nicolas Cage

OTD January 7 - Carolyn Bessette

OTD January 7 - Surveyor 7

OTD January 7 - Jeremy Renner

OTD January 7 - Mark Essex

OTD January 7 - Dustin Diamond

OTD January 7 - Chrysler

OTD January 7 - Fame

OTD January 7 - Sakigake

OTD January 7 - PD Eastman

OTD January 7 - Hirohito

OTD January 7 - Bronko Nagurski

OTD January 7 - Leaning Tower of Pisa

OTD January 7 - Clinton impeachment

OTD January 7 - Pitt-Aniston

OTD January 7 - Katy Perry

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