March 7, 1927
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Texas law banning negroes from voting was unconstitutional.
March 7, 1965
In Selma, Alabama, about 600 non-violent civil rights marchers were brutally attacked by state and local police using billy clubs, cattle prods and tear gas. The day came to be known as “Bloody Sunday.”
March 7, 1975
David Bowie’s ninth studio album,Young Americans, saw it’s UK release. The album featured the hit song “Fame,” that would become Bowie’s first number one single in America.
March 7, 1976
In London, Elton John became the first rock star since the Beatles to be immortalized with a lookalike figure at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum.
1987
The Beastie Boys became the first rap act to have a number one album when their debut effort, Licensed to Ill, topped the charts.
1998
Madonna had her eighth #1 song in the U.K. with “Frozen”.
2003
Broadway musicians went on strike during a contract dispute, closing all but one musical, “Cabaret.” Four days later, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg facilitated a settlement.
2021
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