January 07 in History: From discovery of Jupiter to USA's first presidential elections and more

Unfolding the events of the past, we saw the discovery of Jupiter, two Al-Qaeda based gunmen attack in London and a lot in between! Let's witness the pages from the past from this day!

Galileo discovers four moons of planet Jupiter using a homemade telescope.

Jean-Pierre and John Jeffries cross English Channel in a balloon for first time.

 USA holds it's first presidential election.

Commercial telephone service begins between New York and London.

Two Al-Qaeda based gunmen attack an office in London killing 12.