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==Events== *241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands: 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. *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 *1735 – An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku.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 – Napoleon I of France is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France. *1816 – Crossing of the Andes: A group of royalist scouts is captured during the Action of Juncalito. *1830 – The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created. *1831 – The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis Philippe to support his war in Algeria. *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 – 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. *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 – The Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins. This is the first large-scale operation by the British Army. *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 – An earthquake in Long Beach, California kills 115 people and causes 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 – The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians. *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, 300,000 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 retract his plea. *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 – Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus. *1980 – Madeira School headmistress Jean Harris shoots and kills Scarsdale diet doctor Herman Tarnower * 1980 – Formation of the Irish Army Ranger Wing. *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. *2005 – Tung Chee-hwa resigns from his post as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after widespread public dissatisfaction of his tenure. *2006 – The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「March 10」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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