AP Highlight in History: On March 10, 1876, the first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell's telephone took place in Boston as his assistant heard Bell say, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you."
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1496
Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere as he left Hispaniola for Spain.
1629
England's King Charles I dissolved Parliament.
1785
Thomas Jefferson was appointed minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin.
1848
The Senate ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the war with Mexico.
1864
Ulysses S. Grant became commander of the Union armies during the Civil War.
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1949
Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars, also known as "Axis Sally," was convicted in Washington, D.C., of treason.
1965
Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple" opened on Broadway.
1969
James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tenn., to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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1980
"Scarsdale Diet" author Dr. Herman Tarnower was shot to death in Purchase, N.Y. (His lover, Jean Harris, was convicted of murder and served nearly 12 years in prison.)
1985
Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet leader for just 13 months, died at age 73.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" debuted on the WB network.
2002
Israeli helicopters destroyed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's office in Gaza City, hours after 11 Israelis were killed in a suicide bombing in a cafe across the street from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's residence in Jerusalem.
2004
Teenage sniper Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced in Chesapeake, Va., to life in prison.
