March 7

On This Day In History
	1965: Attack on civil rights protesters in Selma, Alabama On this day in 1965, state troopers used nightsticks and tear gas to attack American civil rights activists as they crossed a bridge in Selma, Alabama, during their march to the state capitol in Montgomery.
The Selma-to-Montgomery (Alabama, U.S.) civil rights march, March 1965
Biography Of The Day
	Viv Richards West Indian cricketer Viv Richards, born this day in 1952 and nicknamed "Master Blaster," was arguably the finest batsman of his generation, scoring 8,540 runs and averaging more than 50 runs per innings in Test competition.
Sir Viv Richards
More Events On This Day In History
	1987 American boxer Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight to acquire the World Boxing Association (WBA) championship belt when he defeated James Smith in 12 rounds.
	1876 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone.
1875	1875 Composer Maurice Ravel was born in Ciboure, France.
	1850 U.S. Senator Daniel Webster spoke out in favour of the Compromise of 1850 (enacted in September), a series of moderate measures that addressed the question of slavery in U.S. territories.
	1792 English astronomer Sir John Herschel, a successor to his father, Sir William Herschel, in the field of stellar and nebular observation and discovery, was born.
	1644 Massachusetts established the first bicameral legislature in North America.
	161 Marcus Aurelius became emperor of Rome.