On this day: 10 March

The Roman Republic defeated Carthaginian forces at the Battle of the Aegates, off the western coast of Sicily, in the final battle of the First Punic War.

Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.

The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor.

After establishing the city of Santo Domingo, Christopher Columbus departs for Spain, leaving his brother in command.

Spaniard Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama, discovers the Galápagos Islands by chance on his way to Peru.

Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.

Nine Years' War: At the Battle of Sant Esteve d'en Bas, Catalan miquelets attacked a column of French regular infantry and caused them to surrender.

An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from occupied territories.

Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.

The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.

The French Foreign Legion is created by Louis Philippe, the King of France, from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War.

El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.

The first Azerbaijani play, The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran, prepared by Akhundov, is performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.

The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.

Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.

Russia and France reached an agreement' to support one another's territorial ambitions for Europe in the aftermath of World War I.

Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.

Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba.

An anti-Chinese uprising began as thousands of Tibetans surrounded the Potala Palace in Lhasa to prevent the Dalai Lama from leaving or being removed by the Chinese army.

Thomas Playford, Premier of South Australia, left office after 27 years, the longest term of any democratically elected leader in the history of Australia.

Vietnam War/Laotian Civil War: North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces overwhelmed the American, Laotian, Thai, and Hmong defenders of Lima Site 85.

John Gorton resigns as Prime Minister of Australia and the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia after a secret ballot vote of confidence, being replaced in both positions by William McMahon.

1974 Belgian general election: Elections are held in Belgium for all 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives, the Belgian Socialist Party taking the majority with 59.

Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnam began its final push for victory over South Vietnam with an attack on Ban Me Thuot.

Astronomers using NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory discovered a faint ring system around Uranus.

1979 International Women's Day protests in Tehran: Protestor involvement peaks with 15,000 Iranian women and girls performing a three‐hour-long sit‐in at the Courthouse of Tehran.

Syzygy: All nine planets recognized at this time — Mercury to Pluto — align on the same side of the Sun.

Eighteen months after seizing power, Prosper Avril was ousted as the military head of state of Haiti.

1991 Salvadoran legislative election: The Nationalist Republican Alliance wins 39 of the 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.

The Dot-com bubble peaks with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index reaching 5,048.62.

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (artist's impression pictured) reached and entered orbit around Mars.

2022 Hungarian presidential election: The National Assembly of Hungary elects former minister for Family Affairs, Katalin Novák, as president of Hungary in a 137–51 vote, becoming the first female president in the country's history.

Silicon Valley Bank collapses due to a run on its deposits, in the second largest bank failure in US history. Its operations are taken over by the FDIC.

2024 Portuguese legislative election: Elections are held in Portugal for all 230 seats in the Assembly of the Republic. The Partido Socialista loses its absolute majority to the Partido Social Democrata, winning 77 and 79 seats respectively.

Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat recorded the second-highest scoring game in NBA history with 83 Points.