March 7 in Pop Culture History |
| March 7th is… 307 Day (in Wyoming) Be Heard Day Cereal Day Crown of Roast Pork Day National Flapjack Day Plant Power Day |
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1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received his telephone patent (#174,465). 1897 – Dr. John Kellogg served his patients the world’s first cornflakes at a mental hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. 1911 – Willis S. Farnsworth patented the first coin-operated locker (#985,990). 1933 The board game Monopoly was created and trademarked by Charles Darrow in Atlantic City. 1955 – Peter Pan was presented as a television special for the first time. 1955 – Phyllis Diller debuted comedy stand-up at the Purple Onion in San Francisco, CA. 1983 – TNN (The Nashville Network) began broadcasting. 1987 – Mike Tyson defeated James “Bonecrusher” Smith to unify the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles. 1996 – The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (East End Play) Opened on March 7, 1996, and closed on April 3, 2005 1996 – Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, The Birdcage, Hellraiser 4:Bloodline, and Fargo were released in theaters. 2003 – Bringing Down the House debuted in theaters. 2008 – 10,000 B.C. debuted in theaters. 2009 – The Kepler space observatory was launched. 2011 – Charlie Sheen was officially fired from Two and a Half Men. 2014 – The Grand Budapest Hotel, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, and 300: Rise of An Empire debuted in theaters. |