March 07

Monday 07, 1994:

The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music that parodies of an original work are generally covered by the doctrine of fair use.

Sunday 07, 1965:

In Selma, Alabama, State troopers and local law enforcement forcefully break up a group of 600 civil rights marchers. The event was televised and was dubbed Bloody Sunday.

Wednesday 07, 1945:

World War II: American troops seize the bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany and begin to cross.

Thursday 07, 1799:

Napoleon I of France captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives.

Saturday 07, 161:

Roman emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, an unprecedented political arrangement in the Roman Empire.