By Day: Historical Events on March 10th

Israel's northern kingdom, Samaria, falls to the Assyrians, leading to the exile of the Israelites.

Third Crusade: Crusaders massacre the Jewish population of York, England.

Battle of Nájera: English forces under Edward the Black Prince defeat a Franco-Castilian army during the Hundred Years' War.

The Chinese admiral Zheng He sets sail on his first voyage to explore the Indian Ocean.

The Chinese admiral Zheng He sets sail on his first voyage to explore the Indian Ocean.

Duke Charles of Habsburg becomes Charles I of Spain.

The Galapagos Islands are discovered by chance when the Bishop of Panama, Dominican friar Fray Tomas de Berlanga, was on his way to Peru by order of the Spanish monarch, Charles V, to arbitrate in a dispute between Francisco Pizarro and his subordinates after the conquest of the Inca empire. The combination of calm and strong currents dragged the ship of the Bishop to the Galapagos.

The Council of Trent reconvenes, addressing the Church's need for reform.

Thomas Cranmer, former Archbishop of Canterbury, is executed for treason under Mary I of England.

Treaty of Belgrade: Austria cedes Belgrade to the Ottoman Empire.

The Battle of Fort Prince George: British forces defeat the French during King George's War.

President Abraham Lincoln promotes Ulysses S. Grant, to lieutenant-general and assigns him to the command of the Armies of the United States. He relieved General-in-Chief Henry Halleck.

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first transmission of intelligible speech over electrical wires . He called out to his assistant Thomas Watson, “Mr. Watson, come here! I want to see you.” This transmission took place in their attic laboratory located in a near here at 5 Exeter Place. Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first words by telephone, to his assistant in another room. Bell had received his patent for for the telephone, three days earlier on 7 March 1876. More

China becomes a republic after the abdication of the last Emperor, Puyi.

Tibetans rebel in Lhasa against the Chinese government which had invaded Tibet in1950. Chinese troops launched a counter-offensive against the Tibetans ,capturing Lhasa and resulting in the deaths of some 2,000 Tibetan rebels. The Chinese government dissolved the Tibetan government headed by the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama assumed control of the Tibetan government on April 5, 1959. The Dalai Lama and some 80 supporters fled into exile to India. Some 87,000 Tibetans and 2,000 Chinese government troops were killed, and some 100,000 Tibetans fled as refugees to India, Nepal, and Bhutan during the conflict.

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