Today's Trivia and What Happened on March 10

A group of cattle is a herd, likewise it's a cauldron of bats, a murder of crows, and a pod of dolphins. But what's a group of children called?

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A migraine.

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Quote: It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own. - Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor

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Happy Face Crater

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Happy Face Crater

March 10, 1999

The Martian crater Galle is photographed by Viking Orbiter 1. It is called the Happy Face crater because it resembles a smiley face. It was named after astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle and is about 215 kilometers (134 miles) across.
See also "Face on Mars".

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Jupiter Effect Doomsday Predictions

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Jupiter Effect Doomsday Predictions

March 10, 1982

All of the planets align on the same side of the Sun. Some had predicted this would cause catastrophic disasters on Earth.
In 1974, John Gribbin and Stephen Plagemann wrote the book The Jupiter Effect which became a best seller. It predicted this would cause a number of disasters, including a great earthquake on the San Andreas Fault. After the predicted disasters failed to occur, Gribbin and Plagemann published another book The Jupiter Effect Reconsidered, which theorized that the effect had actually taken place in 1980 and was responsible for the volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens.

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Nixon Bowling at the White House

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Nixon Bowling at the White House

March 10, 1970

The famous photo of U.S. President Richard Nixon bowling in the Old Executive Office Building bowling alley is taken. A copy of this photo was hanging over the Dude's tiki bar in the Coen brother's film The Big Lebowski.
Nixon, an avid bowler, had a one-lane bowling alley built in the basement of the White House in 1973.

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First Film by the Warner Brothers

March 10, 1918

My Four Years in Germany premieres in New York City. It was produced by the four Warner brothers, Harry, Sam, Albert, and Jack and was their first nationally-shown film. The brothers would later form the film company Warner Bros. in 1923. The film was based on the real-life experiences and book by U.S. Ambassador to Germany James W. Gerard.

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First Telephone Call

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First Telephone Call

March 10, 1876

Alexander Graham Bell calls his assistant in the next room: "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you."

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First U.S. Paper Money

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First U.S. Paper Money

March 10, 1862

The U.S. federal government begins issuing notes of legal tender. Also, previously issued demand notes were declared legal tender. They were issued to help finance the Civil War.

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U.S. Sanctions Against Libya

March 10, 1982

The U.S. imposes economic sanctions against Libya, including an embargo on Libyan oil imports, for its role in international terrorism.

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Suzanne Somers Arrested

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Suzanne Somers Arrested

March 10, 1970

Future Three's Company star Suzanne Somers is arrested for passing bad checks totaling about $100. She avoided prosecution by paying off the checks. At the time she was still a struggling actress, model, sales clerk. She had had some TV work as prize model for the game show Anniversary Game (1969-70), hosted by her future husband Alan Hamel.
She went on to star as Chrissy in TV's Three's Company (1977-81).

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National Credit Union Administration

March 10, 1970

National Credit Union Administration is established, supervises federal credit unions.

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Civil War

March 10, 1864

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assumes command of the Union Army.

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Birthdays

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Osama bin Laden (Usama ibn Mohammed ibn Awad ibn Ladin)

Born March 10, 1957 d. 2011

Saudi-born terrorist. Founder of al-Qaeda (1988). Osama and al-Qaeda are believed responsible for a series of bombings against the U.S., including the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and the 9/11 Attacks. Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011 by a U.S. military special operations unit.

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Chuck Norris

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Chuck Norris

Born March 10, 1940

American middleweight karate champ, actor. The object of "Chuck Norris Facts" such as "It's said that Chuck Norris' tears can cure cancer. Unfortunately, he's never cried." Film: Missing in Action (1984), Delta Force (1986). TV: Walker: Texas Ranger (1993-2001).

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James Earl Ray

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Martin Luther King Assassin

James Earl Ray

Born March 10, 1928 d. 1998

American assassin. He shot and killed Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968). At the time of the shooting, Ray was an escaped prisoner, having escaped the Missouri State Penitentiary (1967) by hiding in a truck transporting bread from the prison bakery.

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Jim Bowie

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Jim Bowie

Born March 10, 1796 d. 1836

American pioneer. Stories of Bowie's skill with a large knife he carried led to the widespread popularity of the "Bowie" knife. Bowie died at the Fall of the Alamo, during which he was sick and bedridden.

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Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (Edward Antony Richard Louis)

Born March 10, 1964

Third son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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Warner Anderson

Born March 10, 1911 d. 1976

American actor. TV: The Lineup (1954-60, Det. Lt. Ben Guthrie).

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John McCloskey

Born March 10, 1810 d. 1885

American Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of New York, the first American cardinal (1875).

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Louise

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Louise

Born March 10, 1776 d. 1810

Queen consort of Prussia (Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie). Wife of Frederick William III.

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Marcello Malpighi

Born March 10, 1628 d. 1694

Italian physician. Founder of microscopic anatomy, and the first to view (1661) capillary circulation.

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Ferdinand

Born March 10, 1503 d. 1564

Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1558-64). His motto was Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus: "Let justice be done, though the world perish".

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Deaths

Harriet Tubman

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Harriet Tubman

Died March 10, 1913 b. circa 1822

American escaped slave. She ran the Underground Railroad, which helped more than 300 slaves to safety. She also served as a cook, nurse, spy, and scout for the 1st South Carolina Volunteers during the Civil War, helping lead hundreds of other slaves to freedom. This was the first black U.S. military unit.

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Fred Fredericks (Harold Fredericks, Jr.)

Died March 10, 2015 b. 1929

American cartoonist. Artist for Mandrake the Magician (1964-2013).

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Lloyd Bridges

Died March 10, 1998 b. 1913

American actor. TV: Sea Hunt (Mike Nelson). He was the father of actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges.

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Stan Drake (Stanley Albert Drake)

Died March 10, 1997 b. 1921

American cartoonist. Co-creator of The Heart of Juliet Jones (1953).

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Myron Cohen

Died March 10, 1986 b. 1902

American comedian. World's most famous Jewish story teller.

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Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko

Died March 10, 1985 b. 1911

President of the Soviet Union and general secretary of Soviet Communist Party.

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June Marlowe

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June Marlowe (Gisella Goetten)

Died March 10, 1984 b. 1903

American actress. She was billed as "The Most Beautiful Girl On the Screen." Film: The Little Rascals series (Miss Crabtree, the schoolteacher).

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Herman Tarnower

Died March 10, 1980 b. 1910

American physician, author. Writings: The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet (1978), which promoted a high-protein low-carbohydrate diet known as the Scarsdale diet. He was killed by his ex-lover Jean Harris.

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John VI

Died March 10, 1826 b. 1767

King of Portugal (1816-26).

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Saint Simplicius

Died March 10, 483 b. ????

religious leader, 47th Pope (468-483).

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