This Day In History

March 10

St. Dominic

1496  Christopher Columbus concludes second visit to the Americas.
1849  Abraham Lincoln (also a US President) of Springfield, Illinois, applies for a patent for a device to lift vessels over shoals by means of inflated cylinders.
1876  Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call, by accident, calling his assistant Mr. Watson in the next room.
1880  Salvation Army formed in the United States, after having started out in England.
1903  Harry C. Gammeter of Cleveland, Ohio patents the multigraph duplicating machine.

1888  Actor Barry Fitzgerald (born as William Shields)
1940  Actor/Karate Expert Chuck Norris (born as Carlos Ray)
1964  Britain's Prince Edward

1957

• Party Doll - Buddy Knox

• I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino

• Come Go with Me - The Dell-Vikings

• Moonlight Gambler - Frankie Laine

1969

• Everyday People - Sly and the Family Stone

• Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival

• This Girl's in Love with You - Dionne Warwick

• Galveston - Glen Campbell

1978

• Love is Thicker than Water - Andy Gibb

• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees

• Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel

• Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys - Waylon & Willie

1987

• Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi

• You Got It All - The Jets

• Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby & The Range

• Mornin' Ride - Lee Greenwood

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