Today in US history, on March 10: Civil War leadership to breakthroughs in communication and space that shaped American innovation and leadership
Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:22 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
March 10 holds significant US historical moments. In 1862, the first US paper money circulated. Alexander Graham Bell tested the telephone in 1876. Ulysses S. Grant led Union armies in 1864. James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1969. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reached Mars orbit in 2006. These events shaped the nation.
