March 7 - The Day in History

March 7 : General Interest 1876: Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone On this day in 1876, 29-year-old Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new invention--the telephone... read more American Revolution 1777 : Five letters pass between Abigail and John Adams http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/five-letters-pass-between-abigail-and-john-adams Automotive 1938 : Janet Guthrie, first female Indy 500 driver, born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/janet-guthrie-first-female-indy-500-driver-born Civil War 1862 : Yankees clash with Rebels at the Battle of Pea Ridge http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-pea-ridge-elkhorn-tavern-arkansas Cold War 1950 : Soviet Union denies Klaus Fuchs served as its spy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-union-denies-klaus-fuchs-served-as-its-spy Crime 2002 : Defense rests in Andrea Yates trial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/defense-rests-in-andrea-yates-trial Disaster 1988 : Cyclone Bola hits New Zealand http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cyclone-bola-hits-new-zealand General Interest 1936 : Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-reoccupies-the-rhineland 1973 : Bangladesh's first democratic leader http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bangladeshs-first-democratic-leader 1999 : Stanley Kubrick dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stanley-kubrick-dies Hollywood 1988 : Writers Guild of America strike begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/writers-guild-of-america-strike-begins 2010 : Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first female director to win an Oscar http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kathryn-bigelow-becomes-the-first-female-director-to-win-an-oscar Literary 1923 : "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening-is-published Music 1974 : Pearl Bailey and Richard Nixon serenade a White House audience http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pearl-bailey-and-richard-nixon-serenade-a-white-house-audience Old West 1885 : Kansas quarantines Texas cattle http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kansas-quarantines-texas-cattle Presidential 1977 : Carter meets with Yitzhak Rabin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carter-meets-with-yitzhak-rabin Sports 1987 : Mike Tyson unifies titles http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mike-tyson-unifies-titles Vietnam War 1966 : U.S. jets launch heaviest air raids of the war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-jets-launch-heaviest-air-raids-of-the-war 1967 : Republic of Korea forces operation launch http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/republic-of-korea-forces-operation-launch 1972 : Jets engage in aerial combat http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jets-engage-in-aerial-combat World War I 1918 : Finland signs treaty with Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/finland-signs-treaty-with-germany World War II 1941 : British forces arrive in Greece http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-forces-arrive-in-greece

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