March 7 in Pop Culture History

1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received his telephone patent (#174,465).

1897 – Dr. John Kellogg served his patients the world’s first cornflakes at a mental hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan.

1911 – Willis S. Farnsworth patented the first coin-operated locker (#985,990).

1933 The board game Monopoly was created and trademarked by Charles Darrow in Atlantic City.

1955 – Peter Pan was presented as a television special for the first time.

1955 – Phyllis Diller debuted comedy stand-up at the Purple Onion in San Francisco, CA.

1983 – TNN (The Nashville Network) began broadcasting.

1987 – Mike Tyson defeated James “Bonecrusher” Smith to unify the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles.

1996 – The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (East End Play) Opened on March 7, 1996, and closed on April 3, 2005

1996 – Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, The Birdcage, Hellraiser 4:Bloodline, and Fargo were released in theaters.

2003 – Bringing Down the House debuted in theaters.

2008 – 10,000 B.C. debuted in theaters.

2009 – The Kepler space observatory was launched.

2011 – Charlie Sheen was officially fired from Two and a Half Men.

2014 – The Grand Budapest Hotel, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, and 300: Rise of An Empire debuted in theaters.