6 History Lessons + 8 Births & 4 Deaths for March 7, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell receives a U.S. patent for his invention of the telephone.
- 1936 – Adolf Hitler orders German troops to reoccupy the Rhineland, violating the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties.
- 1965 – Civil rights activists are violently attacked by state troopers during a march in Selma, Alabama, an event that becomes known as “Bloody Sunday.”
- 1975 – The U.S. Senate revises its filibuster rule, allowing 60 senators to limit debate in most cases, instead of the previously required two-thirds.
- 1994 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules unanimously that a parody that pokes fun at an original work can be considered “fair use.”
- 2010 – Filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win the Academy Award for ‘The Hurt Locker.’
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1956 – Bryan Cranston, American actor known for his roles in “Breaking Bad” and “Malcolm in the Middle” (69).
- 1962 – Taylor Dayne, American singer-songwriter known for hits like “Tell It to My Heart” (63).
- 1964 – Wanda Sykes, American comedian, actress, and writer (61).
- 1970 – Rachel Weisz, British actress known for roles in “The Mummy” and “The Constant Gardener” (55).
- 1971 – Peter Sarsgaard, American actor known for roles in “Shattered Glass” and “Jarhead” (54).
- 1974 – Jenna Fischer, American actress best known for her role as Pam Beesly on “The Office” (51).
- 1980 – Laura Prepon, American actress known for roles in “That ’70s Show” and “Orange Is the New Black” (45).
- 1998 – Amanda Gorman, American poet and activist known for being the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history (27).
Today’s Deaths:
- 1274 – Thomas Aquinas, Italian philosopher and theologian (age 49).
- 1999 – Stanley Kubrick, American film director known for “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “The Shining” (age 70).
- 2006 – Gordon Parks, American photographer and film director known for “Shaft” (age 93).
- 1988 – Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead), American actor and drag queen known for collaborations with John Waters (age 42).
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