This Day in USA History
March 10

What happened in history on this day: March 10? On March 10 in ... 1863 - Congress authorizes additional legal tender notes. 1864 - Grant is named commander of the Union armies. 1864 - Red River campaign, Louisiana. 1865 - William Henry "Little Billy" Chase Whiting, Confederate General-Major, dies at age 48. 1865 - Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, North Carolina. 1903 - Harry Gammeter of Cleveland, Ohio, USA patents multigraph duplicating machine. 1933 - Major earthquake in Long Beach, California, USA. 1933 - Nevada becomes first US state to regulate narcotics. 1940 - First US opera telecast, W2XBS, New York City, New York, I Pagliacci. 1945 - George Patton's 3rd Army makes contact with Hodge's 1st Army. 1945 - Tokyo on fire after night time B-29 bombing. 1945 - US troops lands on Mindanao. 1948 - First civilian to exceed speed of sound - Herb H Hoover, Edwards Air Force Base California. 1964 - US reconnaissance plane shot down over East Germany. 1966 - North Vietnamese capture US Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley. 1969 - James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King Jr. 1971 - US Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18. 1982 - The United States places an embargo on Libyan oil imports, alleging Libyan support of terrorist groups. 1990 - 4th American Comedy Awards: When Harry Met Sally. 1990 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1992 - 6th Soul Train Music Awards: Natalie Cole and Color Me Badd win. 1992 - On 'Super Tuesday', U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton win most of the primaries held. 1996 - 22nd People's Choice Awards: Apollo 13, Tom Hanks win. 2000 - The NASDAQ Composite Index reaches an all-time high of 5048. Births on March 10 1900 - Birth of Sherman Billingsley in Enid, Oklahoma, USA; talk show host (Stork Club). 1903 - Birth of Leon Bismarck Beiderbecke AKA Bix Beiderbecke in Davenport, Iowa, USA; jazz cornetist ("In a Mist"). 1911 - Birth of Warner Anderson in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Doctor, Lineup, Matthew - Peyton Place). 1916 - Birth of Manuel A. Greenhill AKA Manny Greenhill in New York, USA; record producer (Folklore Productions), concert promoter. 1921 - Birth of Paul Coates in New York City, New York, USA; columnist (Tonight! America After Dark). 1922 - Birth of Adam Kennedy in Lafayette, Indiana, USA; actor (Dion - Californian). 1923 - Birth of [Kenneth C] "Jethro" Burns in Conasauga, Tennessee, USA; mandolinist/country singer (Homer and Jethro). 1927 - Birth of Donn Trenner in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; orchestra leader (ABC's Nightlife). 1940 - Birth of Chuck [Carlos Ray] Norris in Ryan, Oklahoma, USA; martial arts actor (Walker Texas Ranger, Missing in Action). 1940 - Birth of David Rabe in Dubuque, Iowa, USA; playwright (Streamers). 1940 - Birth of Dean Torrence in Los Angeles, California, USA; surf music singer (Jan and Dean - "Little Old Lady from Pasadena"). 1941 - Birth of Sandra Palmer in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; LPGA golfer (1986 Mayflower Classic). 1943 - Birth of Angelique Pettyjohn in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Body Talk, Star Trek). 1945 - Birth of Katharine Houghton in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; actress (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner). 1955 - Birth of Bunny DeBarge in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; rocker (Debarge). 1956 - Birth of Janet Anderson in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA; LPGA golfer (1982 US Women's Open). 1958 - Birth of Sharon Stone in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Basic Instinct, Sliver, Casino, Total Recall). 1960 - Birth of Linda Jezek in California, USA; backstroke swimmer (Pan Am Gold-1979). 1961 - Birth of Laurel B Clark in Ames, Iowa, USA; Lieutenant Commander US Navy/astronaut. 1961 - Birth of Mitch Gaylord in Van Nuys, California, USA; gymnast (Olympics 1984)/actor (American Anthem). 1963 - Birth of Jasmine Guy in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Whitley - Different World). 1963 - Birth of John Cangelosi in Brooklyn, New York, USA; outfielder (Houston Astros). 1966 - Birth of Michael Timlin in Midland, Texas, USA; pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays). 1966 - Birth of Stephen Mailer in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Red Meat, League of Their Own, War and Love). 1971 - Birth of Shad Williams in Fresno, California, USA; pitcher (California Angels). 1977 - Birth of Shannon Miller in Rolla, Missouri; gymnast (Olympics-2 gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1992, 1996). 1981 - Birth of Kristen Maloney; American gymnast. 1982 - Birth of Kwame Brown; American basketball player. 1983 - Birth of Carrie Underwood; American singer. 1984 - Birth of Olivia Wilde, American actress. 1992 - Birth of Emily Osment, American actress. Deaths on March 10 1913 - Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, conductor on Underground railroad, dies in New York. 1966 - Mari Sandoz, US author (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at age 64. 1980 - Herman Tarnower, doctor (Scarsdale Diet), killed by Jean Harris. 1988 - Glenn Cunningham, US world record miler, dies at age 78. 1994 - Charles Bukowski, German/US writer (Barfly, Hollywood), dies at age 73. 1996 - Lucius E Burch Jr, US civil rights leader, dies at age 84. 1996 - Ross Hunter, US producer (Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk), dies at age 75. 1997 - Death of La Vern Baker, American singer (born 1929). 1998 - Death of Lloyd Bridges, American actor (born 1913). 1998 - United States troops stationed in the Persian Gulf begin to receive the first anthrax vaccine. 2007 - Death of Richard Jeni, American comedian (born 1957). 2007 - Death of Ernie Ladd, American football player and professional wrestler (born 1938). 2009 - Death of George Hedges, Hollywood lawyer and archaeologist, at age 57 in South Pasadena, California.         Your Ad Here You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. 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