This Day In History

March 7
1951
Korean War: Operation Ripper United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgeway begin an assault against Chinese forces.
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 M? Tho.
1989
Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a row
2006
The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India.
2007
The British House of Commons votes to make the upper chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected.over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel.