Today in history 103

Here are some historical events that occurred on March 10th:

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• 1033: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah.

Other notable events

• 1517: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Mamluk Sultanate in the Battle of Ridaniya, gaining control of Egypt.
• 1774: James Cook becomes the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands.
• 1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican-American War and leading to the U.S. gaining control of a significant amount of land from Mexico.
• 1913: The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing for the direct election of U.S. Senators.
• 1969: The Apollo 9 spacecraft is launched, carrying astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott, and Russell Schweickart on a mission to test the Lunar Module.
• 1994: The first commercial flight of the Airbus A320 takes place.

Births

• 1813: Charles Goodyear, American inventor and chemist (d. 1860)
• 1852: William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States (d. 1930)
• 1889: Bessie Coleman, American aviator and educator (d. 1926)
• 1922: Charles Mingus, American jazz bassist and composer (d. 1979)
• 1942: John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor

Deaths

• 1033: Pope Sylvester II, Pope of the Catholic Church (b. 946)
• 1868: Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (b. 1809)
• 1955: Enrico Fermi, Italian-American physicist and chemist (b. 1901)
• 1996: Johnnie Cochran Jr., American lawyer and television personality (b. 1937)