1. On March 7, 1638, a group of English settlers arrived at the site where the city of Annapolis would eventually be founded. Led by William Stone, the group established the first permanent settlement in the area which was then known as Providence.

2. In 1765, a mob gathered in Annapolis to protest against the Stamp Act, a British law which required colonists to purchase special paper for legal documents, newspapers, and other printed materials. The protest, which included the hanging and burning of an effigy of the colonial governor, was one of the first demonstrations of resistance against British rule in Maryland.

3. On March 7, 1862, the CSS Virginia (formerly known as the USS Merrimack) engaged in a historic battle against the USS Monitor in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Although the battle ended in a draw, it marked the first time in history that two ironclad warships had engaged in combat.

4. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone, an invention that would revolutionize communications around the world. Bell's telephone would play a significant role in Maryland's history, particularly in the growth of the state's telecommunications industry.

5. On March 7, 2015, the University of Maryland men's basketball team defeated Michigan in the Big Ten conference tournament. The win helped secure the Terps' spot in the NCAA tournament and marked a significant achievement for the team in its first season in the conference.