Enjoy the thought for the day for March 10th and a few historical facts courtesy of Wikipedia.
And remember to it’s Spring Forward, Daylight Saving Time starts today!
And remember to it’s Spring Forward, Daylight Saving Time starts today!
241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands – TheRomans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to
an end.
298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign inNorth Africa against the Berbers, and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.
1629 – Charles I of England dissolves Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
1762 – French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspiredVoltaire 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.
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 theMexican-American War.
1864 – American Civil War: The Red River Campaign begins as Union troops reachAlexandria, Louisiana.
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
1906 РThe Courri̬res mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in NorthernFrance.
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 dollars in damage.
1945 – The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting firestorm kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later retracts his plea.
1970 – Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. Military with My Lai war crimes.
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.
1762 – French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspiredVoltaire 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.
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 theMexican-American War.
1864 – American Civil War: The Red River Campaign begins as Union troops reachAlexandria, Louisiana.
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
1906 РThe Courri̬res mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in NorthernFrance.
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 dollars in damage.
1945 – The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting firestorm kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later retracts his plea.
1970 – Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. Military with My Lai war crimes.
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.
“Hating
people because of their color is wrong.
And it doesn’t matter
which color does the hating.
It’s just plain wrong.”
~
Muhammad Ali
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