2007 Newspaper Headlines
Which 2007 events are still remembered and spoken about today because of their public interest and importance? With many important 2007 newspaper articles, a 2007 newspaper would provide invaluable information and views from the time of publishing.
An overview of some key events from the year 2007 is listed below. If you are looking for a specific date and newspaper article, we can help you find it. Just get in contact with our team of expert researchers who specialize in this field at research@historic-newspapers.com.
February 10, 2007
Barack Obama, Senator of Illinois, declares his candidacy for President of the United States of America.
February 25, 2007
Hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, the 79th Academy Awards ceremony takes place. The Departed wins Best Picture.
March 6, 2007
Mega Millions sets a new world record for the highest lottery jackpot of $370 million.
April 23, 2007
Boris Yeltsin, first President of the Russian Federation (b.1931) dies.
June 2, 2007
Four people are charged in a terror plot to blow up JFK International Airport in New York.
June 24, 2007
A wildfire destroys 254 homes in South Lake Tahoe, California.
June 29, 2007
The first iPhone is released for sale in the U.S.
July 1, 2007
‘The Concert For Diana’ is held at Wembley Stadium to commemorate Diana, Princess of Wales.
July 7, 2007
‘Live Earth’ concerts are held throughout nine major cities around the world.
August 12, 2007
Tiger Woods wins PGA Championship, his 13th career major.
September 26, 2007
Halo 3 is released and breaks all previous records in entertainment history by generating $170 million in the first 24 hours of release.
October 8, 2007
American athletics star Marion Jones forfeits the five gold medals she won at the 2000 Olympic Games, after admitting to taking performance-enhancing drugs.
October 18, 2007
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returns to he homeland following an eight year period in exile. The same night, suicide attackers blow themselves up near Bhutto’s convoy, killing 136 people, including twenty police officers. Bhutto escapes uninjured.
December 25, 2007
An escaped tiger kills one person and injures two others at the San Francisco Zoo.
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