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Batista Coup d'état (1952)March 10th, 1952
On this day in 1952, Fulgencio Batista led a military coup against outgoing Cuban president Carlos Prío Socarrás. With Batista's help, U.S. capital dominated the Cuban economy until he was ousted from power in 1959.
Courrières Mine Disaster (1906)March 10th, 1906
On this day in 1906, the Courrières Mine Disaster, Europe's worst mining accident to date, occurred, killing 1,099 miners in Northern France and causing 46,000 workers to strike. Some survivors were trapped underground until April 4th.
Leo Jogiches (1919)March 10th, 1919
Leon "Leo" Jogiches (1867 - 1919), also known by the party name Jan Tyszka, was a Marxist revolutionary and politician who was executed on this day in 1919 for investigating the recent murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht.