On This day March 10th

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March 10th is the Sixty-ninth Day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 296 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sank the Carthaginian fleet, ending the First Punic War.

298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.

1496 – After establishing the city of Santo Domingo, Christopher Columbus departs for Spain, leaving his brother in command.

1535 – Spaniard Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama, discovers the Galápagos Islands by chance on his way to Peru.

1661 – French "Sun King" Louis XIV begins his rule of France after the death of his premier, Cardinal Mazarin.

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.

1876 – Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful test of the telephone.

1922 – Mahatma Gandhi was 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 Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area, leaving around 108 people dead.

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.

 

Birthdays

1709 – Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (d. 1746)

1772 – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German poet, and critic (d. 1829)

1810 – Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet and lawyer (d. 1886)

1844 – Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (d. 1908)

1903 – Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (d. 1931)

1920 – Alfred Peet, Dutch American businessman, founded Peet's Coffee & Tea (d. 2007)

1940 – Chuck Norris, American actor, producer, and martial artist.

1946 – Jim Valvano, American basketball player and coach (d. 1993)

1963 – Rick Rubin, American record producer.

1965 – Rod Woodson, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

1992 – Emily Osment, American actress and singer-songwriter

1994 – Bad Bunny, Puerto Rican rapper and singer.

 

Holidays And Observances

International Bagpipe Day

A bagpipe is a type of woodwind instrument that consists of several parts, including the air supply blowpipe, the bag, the chanter, the chanter reed, and the drone or drones. The chanter is the melody pipe that the piper can play, whereas the drone or drones provide a constant note. It has a long and rich history, dating to ancient Rome and Egypt.

In the early part of the second millennium, clear evidence of bagpipes frequently appeared in Western European art and iconography. They were also popular subjects for carvers of wooden choir stalls throughout Europe in the late 15th century and early 16th century.

Andy Letcher and Cassandre Balosso-Bardin co-founded International Bagpipe Day with the International Bagpipe Organization and the Bagpipe Society. Since 1986, the Bagpipe Society has been actively involved in bringing together new bagpipe players to preserve the history and practice of bagpipes. Cassandre came up with the idea of organizing a bagpipe conference to promote the diversity of bagpipes to a broader audience.

The First International Bagpipe Conference, which gathered musicians and instrument makers from Europe, launched International Bagpipe Day worldwide. Thousands of pipers around the world now celebrate the day every year, with many local pipers organizing events in places such as Harvard (U.S.), Glasgow (U.K.), Haninge (Sweden), Minsk (Belarus), Iran, and Nigeria.

 Others Include.

Check Your Batteries Day

Daylight Savings Start 

Festival of Life in the Cracks Day 

Girl Scout Sunday 

Harriet Tubman Day 

Histotechnology Professionals Day 

International Bagpipe Day 

International Day of Awesomeness 

Land Line Telephone Day 

Mario Day

Mothering Sunday 

National Blueberry Popover Day 

National Dry Shampoo Day 

National Pack Your Lunch Day 

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 

Orthodox Meatfare Sunday 

Salvation Army Day 

U.S. Paper Money Day 

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