January 7 in History for Kids

January 7 collects short history notes for families. The years on this page include 1634, 1768, 1610, 1782. Violent events and crimes are left off. Each line is a small true thing to ask about, not a whole lesson. February 29 is included so a leap-day birthday still has a page. Walk with the previous and next links, or open the January hub for the rest of the month.

In 1634, Adam Krieger was born. Adam became known as german organist and composer.
In 1768, Joseph Bonaparte was born. Joseph became known as italian king.
In 1610, galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, although he is not able to distinguish the last…
In 1782, the first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens.

Pair a date with a story in the library or a geography quiz if you want to keep going.