Important Events From This day in History – 10 March

Today in History

• 2000 The dotcom bubble bursts when the NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaks at 5408.60

  The dotcom boom, which began in 1997, coincided with the emergence of a slew of new Internet-based businesses. Many small investors were harmed when the speculative bubble burst.

• 1959 A revolt erupts in Lhasa, sparking the Tibetan uprising

  300,000 Tibetans surrounded the Dalai Lama’s palace, fearing for his abduction by China.

• 1952 Fulgencio Batista assumes power in Cuba after a coup

  The dictator was overthrown by rebels under the command of Che Guevara in 1959.

• 1945 The most destructive bombing raid in history hits Tokyo

  Approximately 100,000 Tokyo residents were killed in fires caused by incendiary bombs dropped by the United States Air Force.

• 1876 The first telephone call is made

  “Mr. Watson, come here — I want to see you,” Alexander Graham Bell said to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, who was in the next room.