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Historical Events on March 7

  • Ottoman Empire

    1573

    A peace treaty is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, ending the Ottoman-Venetian War (1570-73) and leaving Cyprus in Ottoman hands.

  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    1799

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

  • American Civil War

    1862

    American Civil War: Union forces defeat Confederate troops at the Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas.

  • Second Boer War

    1902

    Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.

  • World War II

    1936

    Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.

  • Cold War

    1950

    Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.

  • Korean War

    1951

    Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces.

  • Vietnam War

    1968

    Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnamese military begin Operation Truong Cong Dinh to root out Viet Cong forces from the area surrounding Mỹ Tho.

  • Iran

    1989

    Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a row over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.

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