1. On July 7, 1850, the United States Congress passed the Compromise of 1850, which admitted New Mexico and California as states and established Texas' borders. The compromise was a series of laws that attempted to resolve the disputes between southern slaveholding states and northern free states over the issue of slavery. It also enabled the federal government to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act, which required the return of runaway slaves to their owners.

2. In July 7, 1883, the world-famous outlaw Billy the Kid was captured in Stinking Springs, New Mexico. He had been on the run from authorities for several months after escaping from jail in Lincoln County. Billy the Kid, whose real name was Henry McCarty, was a notorious criminal who had been implicated in several murders and robberies. He was eventually sentenced to death and executed in 1881.

3. On July 7, 1947, a mysterious object crashed near Roswell, New Mexico. The incident, known as the Roswell UFO incident, has become one of the most famous and controversial UFO sightings in history. Although the US military claimed the wreckage was from a weather balloon, many people believe that it was a crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft.

4. July 7, 1962, marked the opening of the Sandia Peak Tramway in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The tramway is the longest aerial tramway in the world and takes visitors to the top of Sandia Peak, which stands at over 10,000 feet. The view from the top offers stunning vistas of the surrounding mountain ranges and the city of Albuquerque.

5. In July 7, 1980, a massive wildfire broke out in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico. The fire burned over 42,000 acres and destroyed several homes and cabins. The blaze was one of the largest wildfires in New Mexico's history at the time and led to major changes in the state's forest management policies.