Daily Almanac: March 10, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 7:01 a.m.
SET: 6:46 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 40 °F
LOW: 38 °F

Today is…

• Mario Day
• International Bagpipe Day
• National Ranch Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 2000 The dotcom bubble bursts when the NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaks at 5408.60. The dotcom boom, which started in 1997, accompanied the advent of countless new Internet-based companies. When the speculative bubble burst, many small investors were affected.
• 1945 The most destructive bombing raid in history hits Tokyo. About 100,000 Tokyo citizens died in the fires caused by the U.S. airforce’s incendiary bombs.
• 1876 The first telephone call is made. Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the words “Mr. Watson, come here — I want to see you” to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, who was in the next-door room.

Births On This Day:

• 1940 Chuck Norris
American actor, martial artist
• 1958 Sharon Stone
American actress, producer

Deaths On This Day:

• 1948 Zelda Fitzgerald
American author
• 2012 Jean Giraud
French author, illustrator