Events of the day 10 March
Events of day 10 March
241 BC:
First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.
298:
Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa against the Berbers, and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.
947:
The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor and establishes the capital in Bian, present-day Kaifeng.
1607:
Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
1629:
Charles I of England dissolves Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
1735:
An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku.
1762:
French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
1804:
Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States.
1814:
Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.
1816:
Crossing of the Andes: A group of royalist scouts are captured during the Action of Juncalito.
1830:
The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.
1848:
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War.
1861:
El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
1876:
The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
1891:
Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
1906:
The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
1909:
By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
1915:
World War I: The Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins. This is the first large-scale operation by the British Army in the war.
1916:
The McMahon–Hussein Correspondence between Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and the British official Henry McMahon concerning the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire ends.
1917:
Some provinces and cities in the Philippines are incorporated due to the ratification of Act No. 2711 or the Administrative Code of the Philippines.
1922:
Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.
1933:
The 6.4 {{M|w}} Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 115–120 people dead, and causing an estimated $40 million in damage.
1944:
Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
1945:
World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
1949:
Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.
1952:
Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba and appoints himself as the "provisional president".
1959:
Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
1966:
Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
1968:
Vietnam War: Battle of Lima Site 85, concluding the 11th with largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during that war.
1969:
In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.
1970:
Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.
1975:
Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Vietnam.
1977:
Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus.
1990:
In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.
2000:
The Nasdaq Composite stock market index peaks at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom.
2006:
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
2017:
The impeachment of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea in response to a major political scandal is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending her presidency.
Celebrations 10 March
1948:
Was born Tudor Colac.
1939:
Was born Valentin Munteanu.
1952:
Was born Aurel Pantea.
1938:
Was born Lucian Paraschivescu.
1936:
Was born Constantin Popa.
1965:
Was born Simona Popescu.
1942:
