FRIDAY, March 7, 2025

1925-American Negro Congress organizes

1926-First transatlantic telephone call (London-NY)

1927-Earthquake measuring 8 on Richter scale strikes Tango, Japan

1936-German dictator Adolf Hitler breaks the Treaty of Versailles by sending troops into the then demilitarized Rhineland

1945-Yugoslavia government of Josep Broz Tito forms

1946-Bikini Atoll islanders are evacuated by the US government to make way for a nuclear testing site

1989-Iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Salman Rushdie's book "Satanic Verses"

1997-Five sue Japanese PM Ryutaro Hashimoto, because his smoking has violated the country's constitution guaranteeing a wholesome life