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A bit of March 10th history…
241 - Battle of the Aegates Islands - the Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet, bringing the 1st Punic War to an end
1876 - 1st telephone call, Alexander Bell says “Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you” to his assistant Thomas Watson
1902 - A US court of appeals rules that Thomas Edison did not invent the movie camera
1969 - James Earl Ray pleads guilty to the murder of Martin Luther King Jr
1975 - “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” opens in NYC
2020 - Russian lower house of Parliament passes legislation to allow Vladimir Putin to hold office of President for life (pictured) Blaze
Today in History: March 10th