This Day In History

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March 7th

1876
Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone.

1926
The first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversation took place, between New York City 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, U.S. troops crossed the bridge at Remagen, the first incursion into Germany by Allied forces.

1965
Peaceful civil rights demonstrators marching from Selma, Ala., are brutally attacked with billy clubs and tear gas by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The event is later called “Bloody Sunday.”

1975
The final episode of "The Odd Couple" aired on ABC.

1986
The final episode of "Different Strokes" was aired.

1987
Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight titlist when he beat James Smith in a decision during a 12-round fight in Las Vegas, NV.

1999
Movie director Stanley Kubrick died at age 70.

Birthdays
75 Willard Scott TV personality ("Today")
63 John Heard Actor
63 Peter Wolf Rock singer (J. Geils Band)
59 Franco Harris Football Hall of Famer
57 Ernie Isley R&B singer, musician (The Isley Brothers)
57 Lynn Swann Football Hall of Famer
49 Ivan Lendl Tennis Hall of Famer
45 Wandy Sykes Actress-comedian
38 Rachel Weisz Actress
35 Jenna Fischer Actress ("The Office")
29 Laura Prepon Actress ("That 70s Show")