On this day in history - March 10

What Happened On This Day – March 10

• 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.

• 1959 A revolt erupts in Lhasa, sparking the Tibetan uprising

  Fearing the Dalai Lama's abduction by China, 300,000 Tibetans surrounded his palace.

• 1952 Fulgencio Batista assumes power in Cuba after a coup

  The dictator was overthrown by rebels under the command of Che Guevara in 1959.

• 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.