March 10

March 10th is the day we officially celebrate Mario Day and Day of Awesome.

2024

Christopher Nolan won Best Director, and his film 'Oppenheimer' won Best Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

2023

King Charles III of Britain named Prince Edward as the Duke of Edinburgh.

2015

Music copyright infringement from Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke led to a record payout of $7.3 million to the family of Marvin Gaye.

2006

After seven months of travel, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived safely to Mars.

1997

Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on the Warner Bros Television Network.

1982

All nine planets (including Pluto) lined up with the sun.

1980

A console version of Space Invaders was released for the Atari 2600.

1978

The Incredible Hulk TV series premiered on CBC starring Bill Bixby.

1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered at the Belasco Theater, New York City, US, and ran for 45 performances.

1969

American fugitive James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to murdering Martin Luther King Jr.

1949

Mildred Gillard became the first woman in US history to be convicted of treason.

1922

Mahatma Gandhi was sentenced to six years in prison for his civil disobedience during a protest.

1914

Diego Velázquez's painting 'The Toilet of Venus' was destroyed by suffragettes at a museum in London.

1906

In France, 1,099 miners lost their lives in what is known as Europe's worst mining disaster.

1876

The first-ever telephone call was made.

1862

The US issued first paper money in denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000 notes.

1629

Charles I dissolved the Parliament of England, which was the start of the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.