1. On September 7, 1962, James Meredith, an African American, was barred from registering for classes at the University of Mississippi, sparking a legal battle that would lead to his enrollment and integration of the university.

2. Two years later, on September 7, 1964, Carl Briscoe became the first African American to enroll at the University of Southern Mississippi.

3. On September 7, 1997, Hurricane Danny made landfall in Mississippi, causing widespread damage and leaving thousands without power.

4. The Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon, an annual running event that draws thousands of participants from across the country, typically takes place in early December but was moved to September 7 in 2019 due to Hurricane Dorian.

5. September 7, 2021 marked the 196th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, which finalized the forced removal of the Choctaw Nation from their ancestral lands in Mississippi to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears.