7-14-1939 was a Friday.
December 7, 1979 was a Friday.
December 7 1986 was a Sunday.
December 7, 1966 fell on a Wednesday.
December 7, 1941 was on a Sunday.
On the evening of December 6, 1939
Thursday
December 7-14, 1939
It would fall on February 7 2011.
Next year - 2011 - December 7 will fall on a Wednesday.
July 7, 1939 fell on a Friday.
In the Fall of 1939, most Americans believed that it was not a necessity to join in another World War. They hoped to not be drawn into it. It was a vain hope as the US entered WW 2 after the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor on December 7, 1941.