Historical overview of events on March 10 and 11

On March 10 and 11, numerous significant historical events occurred across the globe. In 1917, British and Indian forces captured Baghdad during World War I, and in 1948, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk died in Prague. The year 1952 saw Fulgencio Batista seize power in Cuba, while Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, passed away in 1955. Political milestones include the confirmation of Janet Reno as U.S. Attorney General in 1993 and the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye in 2017. Tragic events include the 2004 Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people, and the death of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in his Hague cell in 2006. Technological and scientific advancements feature the 2006 arrival of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the 2011 magnitude 8.9 earthquake in Japan. Additionally, various diplomatic and legal shifts occurred, such as the 2016 EU-Cuba pact and the legal resolution of the Marvin Gaye plagiarism case in 2015.