TV show host Bill Dance

Events in 1940 and 7-10

Events in US in the birth year of Bill Dance

• Selective Service Act signed. Background: conscription
• The first Social Security benefit checks are paid out (Jan 30).
• The Pennsylvania Turnpike opens. It is the first multilane U.S. superhighway. The first Los Angeles freeway opens.
• The first McDonald's hamburger stand opens in Pasadena, Calif.

Birthday Bill Dance (7-10) in history

• Day 7-10 year 1765: The Stamp Act Congress was convened in New York to address the grievances of the North American people against England.
• Day 7-10 year 1849: Poet-writer Edgar Allan Poe died at age 40.
• Day 7-10 year 1949: The Republic of East Germany was formed.
• Day 7-10 year 1968: The Motion Picture Association of America adopted its film-rating system, ranging from "G" for general audiences to "X" for adults only.
• Day 7-10 year 1985: The Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked by Palestinian gunmen in the Mediterranean.
• Day 7-10 year 1998: Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was beaten, robbed, and left tied to a fence. He died five days later.
• Day 7-10 year 2001: U.S. and British forces launched bombing campaign against Taliban government and al-Qaeda terrorist camps in Afghanistan.
• Day 7-10 year 2003: California governor Gray Davis was recalled and former bodybuilder and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected in his place.