On this day in History - March 10

1814 – Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.

1876 – The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.

1922 – Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.

1977 – Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus.