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History by Historyplace.com:
January 7, 1714 – A patent was issued for the first typewriter designed by British inventor Henry Mill “for the impressing or transcribing of letters singly or progressively one after another, as in writing.”
January 7, 1782 – The first U.S. commercial bank opened as the Bank of North America in Philadelphia.
January 7, 1989 – Emperor Hirohito of Japan died after a long illness. He had ruled for 62 years and was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Akihito.
January 7, 1999 – The first presidential impeachment trial in 130 years began as members of the U.S. Senate were sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist to decide whether President Clinton should be removed from office. House prosecutors had delivered two articles of impeachment charging Clinton with perjury and obstruction of justice.
January 7, 2021 – At approximately 3:40 a.m. local time, under heightened security, the U.S. Congress certified the Electoral College results of the 2020 presidential election, officially confirming Joe Biden as the President-elect. This action followed a tumultuous day whereby protesters had breached the Capitol causing to a temporary halt of the electoral count.