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What happened in history on this day: March 7?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On March 7 in ...
- 2002 - Sony announces it will release a Linux development kit for the PlayStation 2 on May 22. The US$200 kit will include a 40 GB hard drive, Ethernet adapter, mouse, and keyboard.
- 1927 - Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice the Collegiate to theaters.
- 1931 - Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film Traffic Troubles. Minnie Mouse also appears.
- 1936 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Grand Opera is released to theaters. Pluto also appears.
- 1941 - The Donald Duck film Golden Eggs is released to theaters.
- 1944 - Walt Disney writes a letter to North Carolina Senator Robert R. Reynolds, urging that the House Un-American Activities Committee intensify its presence in Hollywood.
- 1955 - The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards an Emmy Award (Best Individual Show, 1954) to the Walt Disney Studio for the Disneyland TV episode, Operation Undersea.
- 1955 - The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards an Emmy Award (Best Variety Series, 1954) to the Walt Disney Studio for the Disneyland TV series.
- 1955 - The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards an Emmy Award (Best Television Film Editing, 1954) to the Walt Disney Studio (Grant Smith and Lynn Harrison) for the Disneyland TV episode Operation Undersea.
- 1956 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled On Vacation.
- 1965 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Almost Angels, part two.
- 1971 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Hamad and the Pirates, part one.
- 1981 - The first murder at Disneyland is recorded. James O'Driscoll stabs and kills Mel Yorba, after accusing him of touching his girlfriend.
- 1983 - The CBS TV network debuts the Disney TV series Small and Frye.
- 1993 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Spies.
- 1997 - The Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland is re-opened, after a two-month rehabilitation.
- 1997 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Jungle 2 Jungle to theaters in the USA.
- 2000 - Disney releases the film Pinocchio on videocassette and DVD.
- 1967 - Yenko Chevrolet takes delivery of a new 1967 Corvette L-88 for the Sunray DX Motorsports Program.
- 1989 - In Geneva, Switzerland, the Geneva international auto show is held, over eleven days. Chevrolet introduces the Corvette ZR-1 and LT5 engine.
- 1997 - Chevrolet begins selling the 1997 model Corvette.
- 1936 - Adolf Hitler denounces the Rhineland provisions of Treaty of Versailles and Locarno Treaty. 14,500 German troops march in to join with 22,000 local police to re-occupy the Rhineland.
- 1936 - German representatives inform foreign ministers and ambassadors of the German re-occupation of the Rhineland, and outline a peace plan including 25-year non-aggression pacts for all countries bordering on Germany.
- 1936 - French General Staff of Army reports German forces in the Rhineland as 295,000, exaggerated to eight times the actual number.
- 1941 - British troops, mostly Australian and New Zealand motorized forces, begin arriving in Greece.
- 1941 - British corvettes Arbutus and Camellia and destroyer Wolverine sink German submarine U-47, killing captain Gunther Prien, responsible for sinking 150,000 tons of merchant shipping, and recipient of the Knight's Cross.
- 1942 - British forces evacuate Rangoon, Burma.
- 1943 - US General George Patton arrives at US 2nd Corps headquarters in North Africa.
- 1944 - (evening) 304 British bombers attack railway targets in Le Mans, France. Enormous damage is inflicted, with no loss of planes.
- 1945 - In Burma, American forces capture Lashio.
- 1945 - In the Irish Sea, Canadian frigates La Hulloise, Strathadam, and Thetford Mines sink German submarine U-1302.
- 1945 - The US 3rd Army breaks through the Schnee Eifel Mountains.
- 1945 - In Germany, the American 1st Army seizes an intact railroad bridge at Remagen, near Bonn, and establishes a bridgehead on the east bank of the Rhine.
- 1945 - (evening) Over 500 British bombers attack Dessau, Germany.
- 1946 - British and American governments jointly announce the total score of enemy submarine kills during the war. Total enemy submarine losses from all causes: 996. Germany lost 781, Italy lost 85, and Japan lost 130.
- 1995 - Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the American taking of Remagen Bridge.
- 1990 - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit makes a ruling in favor of Nintendo, allowing Nintendo to sue retailers who buy unauthorized video game cartridges.
- 2002 - Sony announces it will release a Linux development kit for the PlayStation 2 on May 22. The US$200 kit will include a 40 GB hard drive, Ethernet adapter, mouse, and keyboard.
- 2006 - (1:31 AM PST) The 1 millionth unique user of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection joins the network.
- 2006 - Ubisoft releases the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2006 - Xseed Games releases the Shadow Hearts: From the New World video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
- 2006 - Capcom releases the Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
- 1785 - France gives Sweden the island of St. Bartholomew in the West Indies.
- 1965 - Queen Louise dies peacefully.
- 1968 - An amendment is made to the Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act making it illegal to melt legal tender coins of Canada, and authorizes 10c, 25c, 50c, and $1 coins to be struck in pure nickel, or .500 fine silver.
- 1857 - Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs.
- 1900 - Stanley Cup: Montréal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in two games.
- 1904 - Birth of Ivar Ballangrud Norway, Olympics speed skater (4 gold, two silver).
- 1920 - Birth of Willie Watson cricketer (England batsman and soccer international).
- 1922 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard.
- 1922 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Sherwin Badger.
- 1924 - Pat Moran manager (Cincinnati Reds), dies of Bright's Disease.
- 1930 - Georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball.
- 1938 - Birth of Homero Blancas Houston Texas, PGA golfer (1972 Phoenix Open).
- 1938 - Birth of Janet Guthrie race car driver, first woman to race in Indy 500.
- 1940 - Montréal Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home.
- 1940 - Ray Steele beats B Nagurski in Saint Louis, to become wrestling champion.
- 1943 - Birth of Carole Peel Australian softball assistant coach (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1950 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in London won by Karol Kennedy and Peter Kennedy (USA).
- 1950 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in London won by Alena Vrzanova (Czechoslovakia).
- 1950 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in London won by Richard Button (USA); this is his third consecutive win.
- 1954 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open.
- 1954 - Russia wins title in their first international ice hockey competition.
- 1955 - Baseball commissioner Ford Frick says he favors legalization of spitter.
- 1958 - Chicago Cardinals announce they will play their 1958 opener in Buffalo.
- 1959 - Birth of Thomas Edward Lehman Austin Minnesota, PGA golfer (1994 Memorial Tournament).
- 1959 - West Indies all out 76 vs Pakistan at Dacca, Fazal Mahmood 6-34.
- 1960 - Birth of Ivan Lendl in Czechoslovakia; tennis professional (US Open 1985-87).
- 1960 - Birth of Joe Carter Oklahoma City Oklahoma, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays).
- 1963 - Birth of Mike Eagles Sussex, NHL center (Washington Capitals).
- 1963 - Birth of Mohammad Ishaq cricketer (UAE batsman 1996 World Cup).
- 1964 - Birth of Amy Baltus Bloomington Indiana, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-13th-1992).
- 1964 - Birth of Jeff Criswell NFL tackle (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1965 - Birth of Jesper Bo Parnevik Stockholm Sweden, PGA golfer (1995 Nestle-5th).
- 1965 - Birth of Steve Beuerlein NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars, Car Panthers).
- 1965 - Birth of [Willie] Flipper Anderson NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1965 - Bruce Taylor takes 5-86 in debut innings for New Zealand after ton.
- 1966 - Birth of Jeff Feagles NFL punter (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1966 - Birth of Mel Rojas Haina Dominican Republic, pitcher (Montreal Expos).
- 1966 - Birth of Terry Carkner Smiths Falls, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers).
- 1967 - Birth of Zheng Haixia WNBA center (Los Angeles Sparks).
- 1968 - Birth of Jeff Kent Bellflower California, infielder (New York Mets).
- 1968 - Birth of Ricky Proehl NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears).
- 1969 - Birth of Anne Marie Lauck Rochester New York, marathoner (Olympics-10th-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Anthony Davis NFL linebacker (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1969 - Birth of Brian Jamieson Livingston New Jersey, rower (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Geoff Smith Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers).
- 1969 - Birth of Matt Blundin NFL quarterback (Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions).
- 1969 - Birth of Sam Gash NFL running back (New England Patriots).
- 1970 - Birth of Kathy Gedney Indianapolis Indiana, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-25th-1994).
- 1970 - World Ice Dance Championship in Ljubljana won by Liudmila Pakhomova and Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR).
- 1970 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Irina Rodnina and Alexei Ulanov (USSR).
- 1970 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Gabriele Seyfert (German Democratic Republic).
- 1970 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Tim Wood (USA).
- 1971 - Birth of Alison Herst Toronto Ontario, kayaker (Olympics-5-1992, 1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Andrew Finch rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Marina Hatzakis Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Joost Volmer soccer player (FC Twente).
- 1975 - Birth of Andrey Savenkov hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1975 - Birth of William Hampton Canadian Football League defensive back (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1977 - Birth of Ludmila Richterova Kosice Slovakia, tennis star (1995 Bournemouth).
- 1978 - Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 5th penalty shot against New York Islanders.
- 1979 - Baseball exhibition season opens with semipro and amateur umpires.
- 1979 - Warren Giles and Hack Wilson selected to baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1982 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA American Express Sun City Golf Classic.
- 1982 - Jarmilla Kratochvilova run world record 400 metre indoor (49.59 seconds).
- 1982 - NCAA Tournament Selection televised live for first time.
- 1986 - Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assist.
- 1987 - Gavaskar becomes first cricket batsman to score 10,000 Test runs.
- 1987 - Mike Tyson beats Bonecrusher Smith in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1988 - Jim Abbott, one-handed pitcher, wins 58th James E Sullivan Award.
- 1990 - H Wayne Huizenga buys half Joe Robbie Stadium and 15 percent of Miami Dolphins for US$30 million.
- 1992 - Nicole Stevenson swims world record 200 metre backstroke (2:06.78).
- 1993 - Tony Harris, cricketer (8 Tests for South Africa 1947-49, 100 runs), dies.
- 1994 - David Platt appointed captain of English football team.
- 1996 - Magic Johnson is second NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists.
- 1997 - Athens, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Rome and Stockholm are finalists for 2004 Olympics site.
- 2006 - In their World Baseball Classic debut, Team USA blank Mexico, 2-0.
- 1962 - Launch of OSO 1, first astronomy satellite (solar flare data).
- 1973 - Comet (Lubos) Kohoutek discovered at Hamburg Observatory.
- 1989 - Partial eclipse of the Sun (Hawaii, North West North America, Greenland).
- 1996 - First surface photos of Pluto (photographed by Hubble Space Telescope).
- 1927 - Earthquake measuring 8 on Richter scale strikes Tango, Japan.
- 2008 - A dozen tornadoes cause much damage in northern Florida and southern Georgia. Cars are flipped, trees and power poles knocked down, homes and businesses damaged, and two people are killed.
Other history:
- 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell patents telephone.
- 1939 - Guy Lombardo and Royal Canadians first record "Auld Lang Syne".
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