July 7, the 7th day of the 7th month
In Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Hindu and Buddhist traditions, seven is a sacred number for perfection, completion, spiritual fulfillment.
7 days of creation, 7 days in a week, 7 chakras, the original 7 planets… And, of course, 7 is a prime.
So who was born on this power house day?
George Cukor (1899), Academy Award-winning movie director
Satchel Paige (1906), hero of the Negro Leagues and major league pitcher, first African American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. No errors in his entire career.
Robert Heinlein (1907), “the dean of science fiction” authored Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land, among others.
Other firsts:
1754:
Columbia University opens its doors, just under another incarnation as it was originally known as King’s College. (Thank you, King George III.)
1954:
Elvis hits the radio in Memphis! The song: “That’s All Right”.
1958:
Alaska becomes a state.
1981:
Sandra Day O’Connor is nominated by President Reagan to the Supreme Court. O’Connor will be the nation’s first female Supreme Court judge. As a justice, she is regarded as maintaining a centrist position except on her position on abortion where she was more conservative, and on the influence or import of foreign law, where she was more liberal. She retired in 2005.
