The Associated PressA group of mechanics examine the new Porsche Gran Turismo Type 904, designed with a boxer-engine and a polyester plastic body in Ludwigshafen, Germany on March 10, 1964.
The Associated PressMax Schmeling, right, and his attendants give the Nazi salute after the German boxer defeated Steve Hamas in a boxing match in Hamburg, Germany, March 10, 1935.
The Associated PressThough the sirens only wail occasionally in town these days, they are very frequently heard on the coast where hit-and-run raiders dash in, drop their bombs, and leave death and desolation in their wake. The scene of devastation in coastal town, March 10, 1943, after a hit-and-run raider had sneaked over in a raid. There used to be a furniture store, a bank and a hotel on the right of the picture. Now there is only a pile of rubble with a street lamp standard leaning over at a crazy angle. Rescue workers are already on the spot ready to start operations. White squares, left and right, is where the census has blocked out signs.
The Associated PressWith a crippled engine, Ralph DePalma of Los Angeles crosses the finish line at Indianapolis Speedway on March 10, 1915. Another engine failure had stopped him near the end of the 1912 race when DePalma led by at least 10 miles.
The Associated PressA cyclist complete with respirator, bearing a portable amplifier for warning at Hendon on March 10, 1936.
U.S. Marine Corps, The Associated PressIn this handout from the U.S. Marine Corps, the dark no-man's land between front lines on Iwo Jima, is lit up by illuminated shells fired in from supporting U.S. warships, March 10, 1945. The star-shells were parachuted in from the sea every minute or two, as a safeguard against Japanese infiltration.
The Associated PressAmerican aviatrix Amelia Earhart waves from the Electra before taking off from Los Angeles, Ca., on March 10, 1937. Earhart is flying to Oakland, Ca., where she and her crew will begin their round-the-world flight to Howland Island on March 18.
The Associated PressRoger Maris, St. Louis Cardinals, and Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, enjoy a happy meeting after Maris worked out and Mantle prepared for an exhibition game in St. Petersburg, March 10, 1968. As Yankee team mated their bats carved a big place in baseball history.
The Associated PressRacehorse trainer Tom Smith is shown with thoroughbred Seabiscuit on March 10, 1940.
The Associated PressPablo Picasso, famed 66-year-old Spanish artist who has lived most of his life in France, suns himself on a boat on the beach at Golfe Juan in Vallauris on the French Riviera on March 10, 194. Entering a new period in his varied artistic career, Picasso has turned to painting pottery at the nearby town of Vallauris.
The Associated PressCountry singer Johnny Cash is joined by his wife, June Carter, and son, John, 6, at the dedication of a star honoring him in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 10, 1976.
DT, The Associated PressEven the axles are chromed and polished on Bob Larivee's hot rod, which he calls "The Outlaw," as it stands in the driveway of Bob's home at Harper Woods, Mich., on March 10, 1961.
Gary Gardiner, The Associated PressSammy Davis Jr., reads a personal note to the audience at the opening of a benefit performance in Atlanta, March 10, 1981, to raise funds for the investigation into the deaths or disappearance of 21 Atlanta children.
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A group of mechanics examine the new Porsche Gran Turismo Type 904, designed with a boxer-engine and a polyester plastic body in Ludwigshafen, Germany on March 10, 1964.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on March 10.
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