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Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Today In History [10th March, 2015]

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
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Today in History
March 10

515 BC           The building of the great Jewish temple in Jerusalem is completed.
241 BC           The Roman fleet sinks 50 Carthaginian ships in the Battle of Aegusa.
49 BC           Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon and invades Italy.
1656           In the colony of Virginia, suffrage is extended to all free men regardless of their religion.
1776           "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine is published.
1785           Thomas Jefferson is appointed minister to France.
1806           The Dutch in Cape Town, South Africa surrender to the British.
1814           Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated by an allied army at the Battle of Laon, France.
1848           The treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo is signed which ends the United States' war with Mexico.
1876           Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call to Thomas Watson saying "Watson, come here. I need you."
1893           New Mexico State University cancels its first graduation ceremony, because the only graduate was robbed and killed the night before.
1902           The Boers of South Africa score their last victory over the British, capturing British General Methuen and 200 men.
1910           Slavery is abolished in China.
1924           The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a New York state law forbidding late-night work for women.
1927           Prussia lifts its Nazi ban, Adolf Hitler is allowed to speak in public.
1933           Nevada becomes the first U.S. state to regulate drugs.
1941           Vichy France threatens to use its navy unless Britain allows food to reach France.
1943           Adolf Hitler calls Field Marshall Erwin Rommel back from Tunisia in North Africa.
1944           The Irish refuse to oust all Axis envoys and deny the accusation of spying on Allied troops.
1945           American B-29 bombers attack Tokyo, killing 100,000.
1947           The Big Four meet in Moscow to discuss the future of Germany.
1948           Author Zelda Fitzgerald (wife of F. Scott) dies in a fire at Highland Hospital.
1953           North Korean gunners at Wonsan fire on the USS Missouri, the ship responds by firing 998 rounds at the enemy position.
1954           President Dwight Eisenhower calls Senator Joseph McCarthy a peril to the Republican Party.
1966           The North Vietnamese capture a Green Beret camp at Ashau Valley.
1969           James Earl Ray pleads guilty to the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King and is sentenced to 99 years in jail.
1971           The Senate approves a Constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18.
1975           The North Vietnamese Army attacks the South Vietnamese town of Ban Me Thout, the offensive will end with total victory in Vietnam.
1980           Iran's leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, lends his support to the militants holding the American hostages in Tehran.
1982           The United States bans Libyan oil imports, because of the continued support of terrorism.
1987           The Vatican condemns surrogate parenting as well as test-tube and artificial insemination.

Born on March 10
1503           Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.
1772           Friedrich Von Schlegel, German romantic poet and critic (Philosophy of History, History of Literature).
1845           Alexander III, Russian czar.
1845           Hallie Quinn Brown, American educator, women's rights leader.
1903           Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist and composer.
1909           Kathryn McLean (Forbes), author (Mama's Bank Account).
1916           James Herriot, Scottish writer and country veterinarian (All Creatures Great and Small).
1918           Günther Rall, German Luftwaffe ace in World War II.
1940           David Rabe, playwright (Sticks and Bones, Hurlyburly).

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