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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_10" title="March 10">March 10</a></b>
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/241_BC" title="241 BC">241 BC</a> – The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic" title="Roman Republic">Roman Republic</a> defeated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Carthage" title="Ancient Carthage">Carthaginian</a> forces at the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Aegates" title="Battle of the Aegates">Battle of the Aegates</a></b>, off the western coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a>, in the final battle of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Punic_War" title="First Punic War">First Punic War</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a> – The final letter in the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMahon%E2%80%93Hussein_Correspondence" title="McMahon–Hussein Correspondence">McMahon–Hussein Correspondence</a></b> was written, agreeing that Britain would recognise Arab independence in return for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharif_of_Mecca" title="Sharif of Mecca">Sharif of Mecca</a> launching <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Revolt" title="Arab Revolt">a revolt against the Ottoman Empire</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Gillars" title="Mildred Gillars">Mildred Gillars</a></b>, nicknamed Axis Sally, was convicted of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason" title="Treason">treason</a> for working with the Nazis as a broadcaster.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967" title="1967">1967</a> – British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive-rock</a> band <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a></b> released their first single, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Layne" title="Arnold Layne">Arnold Layne</a>".</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019" title="2019">2019</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines_Flight_302" title="Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302">Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302</a></b> crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, with the deaths of all 157 people on board.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Blannbekin" title="Agnes Blannbekin">Agnes Blannbekin</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1315); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Spain" title="Amy Spain">Amy Spain</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1865); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Brookner" title="Anita Brookner">Anita Brookner</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 2016)</p>