March 10 is my birthday. Nothing special there I know (LOL). But there are some things that I want others to know on this very date. I saw this page before but I tried to keep it for myself (and officemate who keeps on laughing at me because of “may lahi kang terorista, ‘Min”. Now find out why…

Events:

• 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.
• 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.”
• 1917 - Batangas was formally founded as one of the Philippines’s earliest encomiendas.
• 1982 - Syzygy: all 9 planets align on the same side of the Sun. See also Jupiter effect. - sabi ng mga tito at tita ko, nakadyaryo daw eto, lahat ng ipinanganak sa araw na eto e gifted. Hindi naman totoo un… LOL
• 2000 - The NASDAQ Composite stock market index peaks at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot-com boom. - Start of internet industry
  

Births:

• 1940 - Chuck Norris, American actor and martial artist
• 1957 - Osama bin Laden, Leader of Global Terrorism Group, Al Qaeda - Kaya mag-ingat kayo sa akin. LOL
• 1958 - Sharon Stone, American actress
• 1963 - Jeff Ament, American musician (Pearl Jam)
• 1964 - Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
• 1971 - Timbaland, American rapper
• 1973 - John LeCompt, American guitarist (Evanescence)
• 1983 - Carrie Underwood, American singer

March 10 - now you’re informed. For the complete events and births, click here.