Today in History: Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876

The following are notable events that occurred on March 10 throughout history:

241 BC – Battle of the Aegates Islands: The Roman fleet defeated the Carthaginians, effectively ending the First Punic War.

1876 – First successful telephone call: Alexander Graham Bell made the inaugural telephone call to his assistant, Thomas Watson, uttering the famous words, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” ​

1906 – Courrières mine disaster: In northern France, a mining disaster resulted in the deaths of 1,099 miners, marking it as Europe’s worst mining disaster. ​

1933 – Long Beach earthquake: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Long Beach, California, causing significant destruction and resulting in 120 fatalities.

1945 – Bombing of Tokyo: The U.S. Army Air Forces conducted a firebombing raid on Tokyo, leading to extensive destruction and a substantial number of casualties.

1952 – Fulgencio Batista’s coup in Cuba: General Fulgencio Batista led a successful coup in Cuba, establishing a dictatorship that lasted until 1959.

1959 – Tibetan uprising: Thousands of Tibetans in Lhasa revolted against Chinese rule, leading to the Dalai Lama’s flight to India. ​

1969 – James Earl Ray’s guilty plea: James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. ​

2000 – NASDAQ peaks: The NASDAQ Composite stock index peaked at 5,048.62, marking the height of the dot-com bubble.

2019 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash: A Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, resulting in the loss of all 157 people on board and leading to a global grounding of the aircraft model.