What Happened on 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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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.... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more