What Happened On March 7

What Happened On Mar 7 Timeline

1850 Mar 7 Senator Daniel Webster Delivers His "Seventh Of March" Speech
The acquisition of territory following the U.S. victory in the Mexican War revived concerns about the balance of free and slave states in the Union. On March 7, 1850, Senator Daniel Webs...
1853 Mar 7 Franklin Pierce Appoints Jefferson Davis as Secretary of War
Pierce won the election and, in 1853, made Davis his Secretary of War. In this capacity, Davis gave to Congress four annual reports (in December of each year), as well as an elaborate one...
1862 Mar 7
to 1862 Mar 8
 Battle of Pea Ridge
The Battle of Pea Ridge (also known as Elkhorn Tavern) was a land battle of the American Civil War, fought on March 7 and March 8, 1862, at Pea Ridge in northwest Arkansas, near Bentonvil...
1865 Mar 7
to 1865 Mar 10
 Battle of Wyse Fork
The Battle of Wyse Fork was a battle fought in the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War, resulting in a Union Army victory. Background At the end of February 1865 the port c...
1872 Mar 7 Piet Mondrian is Born
Pieter Cornelis Mondrian was born on March 7th 1872 in Amersvoort in central Holland and lived there for the first eight years of his life. He was the second child of four, with two broth...
1931 Mar 7 Theo van Doesburg Dies
Van Doesburg stayed active in art groups such as Cercle et Carré, Art Concret and Abstraction-Création, which he founded in 1931. At the end of February 1931 he was forced to move to Davo...
1945 Mar 7 American Forces Capture the Ludendorff Bridge and Cross the Rhine into Germany through Operation Lumberjack
The Ludendorff Bridge (in World War II, frequently called the Bridge at Remagen) was a railway bridge across the Rhine in Germany, connecting the villages of Remagen and Erpel between two...
1946 Mar 7 18th Academy Awards
The 18th Academy Awards was the first such ceremony after World War II. As a result, the ceremony featured more glamour than had been present during the war. Plaster statuettes that had b...
1946 Mar 7 Peter Wolf Is Born
Peter Wolf (born Peter W. Blankfield, March 7, 1946, Bronx, New York) is an American rock and roll musician, best known as the lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983. He...
1951 Mar 7 Iranian Prime Minister Haj Ali Razmara is assassinated
On March 7, 1951, Razmara went to a mosque for a memorial service. The police opened a corridor through the inner courtyard for the Prime Minister. The assassin, in the crowd, fired three...
1965 Mar 7 "Bloody Sunday", First March from Selma to Montgomery
On March 7, demonstrators start a 54-mile march in response to an activist's murder. They are protesting his death and the unfair state laws and local violence that keep African America...
1969 Mar 7 Genesis Releases "From Genesis to Revelation"
From Genesis to Revelation was the first album by Genesis, released in March 1969 on Decca Records in England (London Records in North America). It was produced by Jonathan King, who disc...
1973 Mar 7 "The Long Goodbye" Is Released
The Long Goodbye (1973), directed by Robert Altman, is a contemporary film noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s elegiac novel The Long Goodbye (1953), the screenplay is by Leigh Brackett...
1975 Mar 7 David Bowie releases Young Americans
Young Americans is an album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1975. With this LP, Bowie made a sudden and jolting step in a new direction, shedding h...
1980 Mar 7 "Coal Miner's Daughter" Is Released
Coal Miner's Daughter is an American 1980 biographical film which tells the story of country music performer Loretta Lynn. It stars Sissy Spacek in her Academy Award for Best Actress winn...
1996 Mar 7 "The Friars Club" - Season 7 Episode 18 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Friars Club" is the 128th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 18th episode for the 7th season. It aired on March 7, 1996. Plot Summary: George successfully delays his ...
1999 Mar 7 Stanley Kubrick Dies
In 1999—four days after screening a final cut of Eyes Wide Shut for his family, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, and Warner Brothers executives—70-year-old Kubrick died of a heart attack in his...
2001 Mar 7 eToys Files for Bankruptcy
eToys Announces Bankruptcy Filing and Securities Delisting Los Angeles, March 7, 2001—eToys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ETYS) today announced that it has filed a voluntary petition for reorganiz...
2004 Mar 7
to 2005 Oct 14
 Hopes and Fears world tour
The Hopes and Fears tour was the unofficial name given to the first tour made by English piano rock band Keane after the release of their debut album Hopes and Fears. 116 Concerts -...
2006 Mar 7 Kanye West releases "Touch the Sky" single
"Touch The Sky" is the fourth single released from Kanye West's second album, Late Registration. It was released in early 2006. The video is directed by Chris Milk who previously worked o...
2007 Mar 7 America's Next Top Model Cycle 8 Episode 3
The contestants were greeted by J. Alexander and a marching band at a high school, before they were divided into teams and taught a runway walking routine based on timing and precision. A...
2007 Mar 7 Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 Crashes
Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 (GA200) was the scheduled domestic passenger flight of a Boeing 737-497 operated by Garuda Indonesia between Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The aircraft cr...
2007 Mar 7 South Park Episode 1101 - "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson"
2008 Mar 7 Boston Celtics defeat Chicago Bulls, 116-93
Kevin Garnett missed the newest Celtic, Sam Cassell, so much that he sang a lyric in appreciation last night that Peaches & Herb would have been proud of. "It was good to see him over ...
2008 Mar 7 Hannah Montana Season 2 Episode 22
Miley's Uncle Earl wants to become a rock star, so he visits Miley to ask for help.
2009 Mar 7 Boston Bruins defeat Chicago Blackhawks, 5-3
When Blake Wheeler was designated a healthy scratch yesterday for the first time this season, defenseman-turned-forward Matt Hunwick stepped in. When Stephane Yelle was knocked out of the...
2009 Mar 7 Roland Burris hands over his side of story to Sangamon County State's Attorney
A document U.S. Sen. Roland Burris promised would explain how he got appointed by then- Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been sent to a prosecutor investigating perjury charges, the senator's att...
2009 Mar 7 The Kepler Mission Is Launched
The Kepler Mission uses a NASA space telescope designed to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars. With a planned mission lifetime of at least 3.5 years, Kepler uses a photomete...
2009 Mar 7 UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine
UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It was held in Columbus, Ohio on March 7, 2009 at Nationwide Arena.
2010 Mar 7 82nd Academy Awards
The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor the best films of 2009 and will take place March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre i...
2010 Mar 7 Boston Celtics defeat Washington Wizards, 86-83
Sam Cassell had worn a tie before. Ray Allen, who could tie a rope around the world with his tie collection, was pretty certain of it. But apparently, since Cassell took a job with the...
2010 Mar 7 Buffalo Sabres defeat New York Rangers, 2-1
SABRES 2, RANGERS 1 OT "Your top players have to be your best players," John Tortorella said before Sunday night's game at the Garden. "When your top players aren't there, you're not g...
2010 Mar 7 Calgary Flames defeat Minnesota Wild, 5-2
Jarome Iginla was way overdue. Out of the blue, for no explainable reason whatsoever, the assassin stopped slaying the Wild. But after being held without a goal the previous 10 meet...
2010 Mar 7 Kathryn Bigelow Becomes the First Woman to Win the Academy Award for Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow today became the first woman in history to win the best director award at the Oscars. Her low-budget Iraq war film, The Hurt Locker, about a bomb disposal team, was the...
2010 Mar 7 Minnesota Golden Gophers defeat Iowa Hawkeyes, 88-53
Tubby Smith praised the Gophers after their 88-53 blowout victory against Iowa on Sunday, five days after suffering an 83-55 loss at Michigan. "It was important for us to bounce back, ...
2010 Mar 7 Pittsburgh Penguins defeat Boston Bruins, 2-1
In yesterday’s second period, Pascal Dupuis took a pass from Sidney Crosby, walked out front, then whacked, pushed, and jammed at the puck. In response, Bruins goalie Tim Thomas slid t...