The importance of 10 March In History!!!

On 10th March many things took place like many took birth, many were no more in all this day, holds many happenings which are counted as memories today.

So, let’s just have a look on some of the events took place on 10th march in history:

241 BC First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.

418 Jews are excluded from public office in the Roman Empire

1535 Bishop Tomés de Berlanga discovers the Galapagos Islands

1624 England declares war on Spain

1697 Tsar Peter the Great begins a tour of Western Europe

1734 Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples

1735 An agreement between Nadir Shah and Paul I of Russia is signed near Ganja and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku

1783 USS Alliance under Captain Barry fights and wins last naval battle of US Revolutionary War off Cape Canaveral

1789 Franklin College founded

1791 John Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver

1791 Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution of the clergy

1801 First official census in Great Britain, revealing a population of approximately 10 million

1830 The KNIL also known as 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.

1847 1st money minted in Hawai

1861 West African political leader El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Segou, destroying the Bambara Empire of Mali

1862 Great Britain & France recognise independence of Zanzibar

1862 US issues 1st paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 & $1000)

1864 Ullyses Grant is named commander of the Union armies

1864 Red River campaign begun in Louisiana by Union forces

1865 Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, NC

1874 Purdue University (Indiana) admits its 1st studen

1880 Salvation Army of England sets up US welfare & religious activity

1888 1st performance of Caesar Franck's "Psyche"

1888 Heavyweight Boxing champ John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds.

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