March 10, 2020 - What happened that day?

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International Day of Awesomeness International Bagpipe Day 1876 - The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell. 2000 - The Nasdaq Composite stock market index peaked at 5132.52, signaling the beginning of the end of the dot.com boom. Speculation in the late 1990's in internet-related companies caused the stock market index to rise 400%. It then fell 78% in October 2002. 1940 - Chuck Norris was born. He is an American martial artist, actor, film producer and screenwriter. He is a black belt in Tang Soo Do, Brazilian ju jitsu and Judo. In his second lead part in Good Guys Wear Black (1978) he became a hit. Some of his other movies: A Force of One, The Octagon, Silent Rage, An Eye for an Eye, Lone Wolf McQuade, Missing in Action trilogy, The Delta Force, Code of Silence and The Expendables 2. From 1993-2001 he starred in the television series Walker, Texas Ranger. 1983 - Carrie Underwood was born. She is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. In 2005 she won the 4th season of American Idol. She has had several firsts in her career, including becoming the only country artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This was for her single, Inside Your Heaven.