WHAT HAPPENED ON 7. MARCH
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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. (7. March 1968)

The song "We Are the World" receives its international release. (7. March 1985)

Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USS Preserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor. (7. March 1986)

Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a row over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses. (7. March 1989)

Copyright Law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that parodies of an original work are generally covered by the doctrine of fair use. (7. March 1994)

The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India. (7. March 2006)

The British House of Commons votes to make the upper chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected. (7. March 2007)

The Real Irish Republican Army kills two British soldiers and two civilians, the first British military deaths in Northern Ireland since the end of The Troubles. (7. March 2009)

The Kepler space observatory, designed to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars, is launched. (7. March 2009)

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