UN
Day
International
Day of Women Judges
Events
of the day
Hote Matsuri
(Shiogama, Japan)
Tibetan Uprising Day
(Tibetan independence supporters)
March
10 : World Kidney Day
World Kidney Day, celebrated
on March 10 every year, aims to raise awareness
of the importance of our kidneys to our
overall health and to reduce the frequency
and impact of kidney disease and its associated
health problems worldwide
1629
– Charles I of England dissolves the Parliament,
beginning the eleven-year period known as
the Personal Rule.
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell makes the first
successful telephone call by saying "Mr.
Watson, come here, I want to see you."
1891 – Almon Strowger, an undertaker in
Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch,
a device which led to the automation of
telephone circuit switching.
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.
1933 – An earthquake in Long Beach, California
kills 115 people and causes an estimated
$40 million dollars in damage.
1945 – The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs
Tokyo, and the resulting firestorm kills
more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
1959 – Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction
attempt by China, 300,000 Tibetans surround
the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
1977 – Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover
rings around Uranus.
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.
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