1864CE
War
Grant Commands Union Armies
President Abraham Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General and commander of all Union armies during the American Civil War.
Daily Chronicle
March 10
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1876CE
Invention
First Telephone Call Made
Alexander Graham Bell successfully makes the first clear telephone call, transmitting the words 'Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.'
1945CE
War
Tokyo Firebombed
United States Army Air Forces launch a devastating bombing raid on Tokyo using incendiary bombs, destroying large parts of the city and killing nearly 100,000 people.
1947CE
Birth
Kim Campbell Born
Kim Campbell is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and lawyer who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada in 1993. She was the first and only female to hold this office in Canadian history.