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March 7

3 sourced moments from March 7 in history: Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone (1876); Roald Amundsen announced reaching the South Pole (1912); and Bloody Sunday: troopers beat Selma marchers on March 7, 1965.

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3 things happened on March 7

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1965 History · Modern

Bloody Sunday: troopers beat Selma marchers on March 7, 1965

Troopers charged before their own two-minute warning was up. Within a week John Lewis was testifying in federal court about the attack.

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1912 Earth & Climate · Geology

Roald Amundsen announced reaching the South Pole

On March 7, 1912, a telegram from Hobart told the world that Norwegians had won the race to the bottom of the planet.

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1876 Technology · Inventions

Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone

On March 7, 1876, Bell secured patent No. 174,465—and three days later spoke the first words ever carried by phone.

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