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March 7
1850 - Daniel Webster gave a three-hour speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850.
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone.
1911 - President William Howard Taft ordered 20,000 troops to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the Mexican Revolution.
1916 - Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) had its beginnings in Munich, Germany, as an airplane engine manufacturer.
1926 - The first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversations took place between New York and London.
1936 - Adolf Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact when he ordered troops to march into the Rhineland.
1945 - During World War II, American troops made the first incursion into Germany by Allied forces at Remagen.
1965 - A march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers and a sheriff’s posse in what became known as “Bloody Sunday.”
1975 - The U.S. Senate revised its filibuster rule, allowing 60 senators to limit debate in most cases, instead of the previously required two-thirds of senators present.
1989 - Iran broke off diplomatic relations with Britain over Salman Rushdie's novel "Satanic Verses."
1994 - The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a parody that pokes fun at an original work can be considered “fair use.” (The ruling concerned a parody of the Roy Orbison song “Oh, Pretty Woman” by the rap group 2 Live Crew.)
2004 - V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire was invested as the first openly gay Episcopal Church bishop.
2005 - John R. Bolton was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
2013 - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test; a furious Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike against the United States.
2020 - Health officials in Florida said two people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus had died; the deaths were the first on the East Coast attributed to the outbreak.
Birthdays
27 - Bad Gyal (singer)
29 - Christina Nadin (model)
32 - Bel Powley (actress)
39 - Tima Shomali (comedian)
40 - Brandon T. Jackson (actor)
44 - Laura Prepon (actress)
49 - TJ Thyne (actor)
49 - Audrey Marie Anderson (actress)
50 - Tobias Menzies (actor)
50 - Jenna Fischer (actress)
50 - Jolie Jenkins (actress)
51 - Jay Duplass (actor)
53 - Peter Sarsgaard (actor)
54 - Rachel Weisz (actress)
58 - Jonathan Del Arco (actor)
60 - Wanda Sykes (actress/comedian)
61 - Bill Brochtrup (actor)
62 - Taylor Dayne (singer)
63 - Mary Beth Evans (actress)
64 - Ivan Lendl (tennis player)
65 - Tom Lehman (golfer)
65 - Donna Murphy (actress)
68 - Bryan Cranston (actor)
72 - Ernie Isley (singer)
72 - Lynn Swann (football player)
78 - Peter Wolf (singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 7
1939 - The Boston Bruins won the Prince Wales Trophy when they clinched the NHL regular season championship. This marked the first time the Prince of Wales Trophy was awarded for this reason.
1954 - The NBA raised the baskets from 10 feet to 12 feet for an exhibition game between the Minneapolis Lakers and Milwaukee Hawks.
1954 - The Soviet Union defeated Canada in the first international ice hockey competition.
1970 - Austin Carr (Notre Dame) scored 61 points against Ohio University. The feat was an NCAA tournament record.
1974 - New Orleans became the 18th NBA franchise. The team was bought by nine people for $6.15 million.
1982 - The NCAA college basketball tournament selections were televised for the first time.
1983 - ESPN televised the first live professional football game on cable. The game was between the USFL's Birmingham Stallions and the Michigan Panthers.
1987 - Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight titlist when he beat James Smith in a decision during a 12-round fight in Las Vegas.
1995 - Dominique Wilkins (Boston Celtics) became the ninth NBA player to achieve 25,000 career points.
1996 - Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers) became the second player to reach 10,000 assists.
1998 - Wayne Gretzky (New York Rangers) scored his 1,000th NHL goal. He had scored 878 regular season goals and 122 goals in the playoffs.
2016 - Peyton Manning announced his retirement from football after an 18-year career.
2016 - Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova reveals failed drug tests and is subsequently suspended for 15 months.
1850 - Daniel Webster gave a three-hour speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850.
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone.
1911 - President William Howard Taft ordered 20,000 troops to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the Mexican Revolution.
1916 - Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) had its beginnings in Munich, Germany, as an airplane engine manufacturer.
1926 - The first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversations took place between New York and London.
1936 - Adolf Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact when he ordered troops to march into the Rhineland.
1945 - During World War II, American troops made the first incursion into Germany by Allied forces at Remagen.
1965 - A march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers and a sheriff’s posse in what became known as “Bloody Sunday.”
1975 - The U.S. Senate revised its filibuster rule, allowing 60 senators to limit debate in most cases, instead of the previously required two-thirds of senators present.
1989 - Iran broke off diplomatic relations with Britain over Salman Rushdie's novel "Satanic Verses."
1994 - The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a parody that pokes fun at an original work can be considered “fair use.” (The ruling concerned a parody of the Roy Orbison song “Oh, Pretty Woman” by the rap group 2 Live Crew.)
2004 - V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire was invested as the first openly gay Episcopal Church bishop.
2005 - John R. Bolton was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
2013 - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test; a furious Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike against the United States.
2020 - Health officials in Florida said two people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus had died; the deaths were the first on the East Coast attributed to the outbreak.
Birthdays
27 - Bad Gyal (singer)
29 - Christina Nadin (model)
32 - Bel Powley (actress)
39 - Tima Shomali (comedian)
40 - Brandon T. Jackson (actor)
44 - Laura Prepon (actress)
49 - TJ Thyne (actor)
49 - Audrey Marie Anderson (actress)
50 - Tobias Menzies (actor)
50 - Jenna Fischer (actress)
50 - Jolie Jenkins (actress)
51 - Jay Duplass (actor)
53 - Peter Sarsgaard (actor)
54 - Rachel Weisz (actress)
58 - Jonathan Del Arco (actor)
60 - Wanda Sykes (actress/comedian)
61 - Bill Brochtrup (actor)
62 - Taylor Dayne (singer)
63 - Mary Beth Evans (actress)
64 - Ivan Lendl (tennis player)
65 - Tom Lehman (golfer)
65 - Donna Murphy (actress)
68 - Bryan Cranston (actor)
72 - Ernie Isley (singer)
72 - Lynn Swann (football player)
78 - Peter Wolf (singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 7
1939 - The Boston Bruins won the Prince Wales Trophy when they clinched the NHL regular season championship. This marked the first time the Prince of Wales Trophy was awarded for this reason.
1954 - The NBA raised the baskets from 10 feet to 12 feet for an exhibition game between the Minneapolis Lakers and Milwaukee Hawks.
1954 - The Soviet Union defeated Canada in the first international ice hockey competition.
1970 - Austin Carr (Notre Dame) scored 61 points against Ohio University. The feat was an NCAA tournament record.
1974 - New Orleans became the 18th NBA franchise. The team was bought by nine people for $6.15 million.
1982 - The NCAA college basketball tournament selections were televised for the first time.
1983 - ESPN televised the first live professional football game on cable. The game was between the USFL's Birmingham Stallions and the Michigan Panthers.
1987 - Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight titlist when he beat James Smith in a decision during a 12-round fight in Las Vegas.
1995 - Dominique Wilkins (Boston Celtics) became the ninth NBA player to achieve 25,000 career points.
1996 - Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers) became the second player to reach 10,000 assists.
1998 - Wayne Gretzky (New York Rangers) scored his 1,000th NHL goal. He had scored 878 regular season goals and 122 goals in the playoffs.
2016 - Peyton Manning announced his retirement from football after an 18-year career.
2016 - Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova reveals failed drug tests and is subsequently suspended for 15 months.