Daily Almanac: March 10, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:03 a.m.

SET: 6:45 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

High: 48 °F

Low: 30 °F

Wacky Holiday Today:

• Mario Day

• World Kidney Day

• Popcorn Lovers Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1876 The first telephone call is made

• 1945 The most destructive bombing raid in history hits Tokyo

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

Births On This Day:

• 1940 Chuck Norris

American actor, martial artist

• 1957 Osama bin Laden

Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda

Deaths On This Day:

• 1913 Harriet Tubman

American nurse, activist

• 1948 Zelda Fitzgerald American author