led the attack on Russia in World War I Saturday, July 9, 1927 Torrential rains in Germany swelled the Elbe River and led to flash floods that killed hundreds in Saxony. In the village of Berggießhübel, 93 people drowned when a 7-foot-high wave swept through the town. At least 200 people were reported to have died. The Federal Trade Commission outlawed the practice of "block booking" by film distributors, issuing a cease and desist order to Paramount Pictures. Until the FTC order, Paramount required cinemas to rent films as part of a block of movies, usually with the arrangement that a popular film had to be accepted along with several less attractive releases. Born: Ed Ames (stage name for Edmund Dantes Urick), American singer for the Ames Brothers and white actor known for portraying American Indian characters, most notably on the Daniel Boone television show; in Malden, Massachusetts Red Kelly (Leonard Patrick Kelly), Canadian NHL star and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee (d. 2019) Died: John Drew, Jr., 73, American stage actor Gregory Kelly, 36, American stage actor and husband of actress Ruth Gordon, who outlived him by 58 years. Sunday, July 10, 1927 Irish Vice-President and Minister of Justice Kevin O'Higgins was assassinated while walking to mid-day Mass at Blackrock in Dublin. O'Higgins, described as "the Irish Mussolini" and "probably the most respected and at the same time the most hated man in Ireland", had given his bodyguard the day off. A car pulled up beside him and three gunmen jumped out and began firing. Reportedly, he was shot six times, but remained conscious for several hours after being taken back to his home. In response to his murder, the Irish Dail passed legislation that effectively barred the Irish Republican Army from running candidates for office. General José Sanjurjo declared the pacification of Spanish Morocco and the end of the Moroccan War after 18 years. Born: David Dinkins, first African-American mayor of New York City (1990–1993); in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2020) Monday, July 11, 1927 The very first 7-Eleven convenience store opened, on Edgefield and 12th Streets in Dallas, Texas, on 7/11/1927, with the new concept of staying open from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm. Striking at 2:10 in the afternoon, an earthquake in Palestine (now Israel) killed more than 200 people. Though initial reports set a higher death toll, a later report by the British Secretary of