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Gravdigr · 03-11-2017, 02:42 PM

March 10

241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.

1629 – Charles I of England dissolves Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.

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.

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.

1915 – The Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins. This is the first large-scale operation by the British Army in WWI.

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.

1945 – The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.

1959 – Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.

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.

1977 – Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus.

2006 – The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.

Births

1845 – Alexander III of Russia, 1888 – Barry Fitzgerald, 1891 – Sam Jaffe, 1903 – Bix Beiderbecke, 1903 – Clare Boothe Luce, 1920 – Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns, 1928 – James Earl Ray, 1933 – Ralph Emery, 1936 – Sepp Blatter, 1938 – Norman Blake, 1940 – Chuck Norris, 1940 – David Rabe, 1946 – Jim Valvano, 1949 – Barbara Corcoran, 1952 – Johanna Lindsey, 1953 – Paul Haggis, 1957 – Osama bin Laden, 1958 – Sharon Stone, 1962 – Jasmine Guy, 1963 – Jeff Ament, 1963 – Rick Rubin, 1964 – Neneh Cherry, 1966 – Edie Brickell, 1969 – Paget Brewster, 1971 – Jon Hamm, 1974 – Biz Stone, 1977 – Robin Thicke, 1983 – Carrie Underwood, 1984 – Olivia Wilde

Deaths

1913 – Harriet Tubman, 1942 – Wilbur Scoville, 1973 – Bull Connor, 1986 – Ray Milland, 1988 – Andy Gibb, 1998 – Lloyd Bridges, 2005 – Dave Allen, 2010 – Corey Haim, 2016 – Keith Emerson

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	March 10 241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. 1629 – Charles I of England dissolves Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule. 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. 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. 1915 – The Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins. This is the first large-scale operation by the British Army in WWI. 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. 1945 – The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians. 1959 – Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal. 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. 1977 – Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus. 2006 – The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars. Births 1845 – Alexander III of Russia, 1888 – Barry Fitzgerald, 1891 – Sam Jaffe, 1903 – Bix Beiderbecke, 1903 – Clare Boothe Luce, 1920 – Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns, 1928 – James Earl Ray, 1933 – Ralph Emery, 1936 – Sepp Blatter, 1938 – Norman Blake, 1940 – Chuck Norris, 1940 – David Rabe, 1946 – Jim Valvano, 1949 – Barbara Corcoran, 1952 – Johanna Lindsey, 1953 – Paul Haggis, 1957 – Osama bin Laden, 1958 – Sharon Stone, 1962 – Jasmine Guy, 1963 – Jeff Ament, 1963 – Rick Rubin, 1964 – Neneh Cherry, 1966 – Edie Brickell, 1969 – Paget Brewster, 1971 – Jon Hamm, 1974 – Biz Stone, 1977 – Robin Thicke, 1983 – Carrie Underwood, 1984 – Olivia Wilde Deaths 1913 – Harriet Tubman, 1942 – Wilbur Scoville, 1973 – Bull Connor, 1986 – Ray Milland, 1988 – Andy Gibb, 1998 – Lloyd Bridges, 2005 – Dave Allen, 2010 – Corey Haim, 2016 – Keith Emerson __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.