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What happened in history on this day: March 16?
On March 16 in ...
- 1861 - Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union.
- 1861 - Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain.
- 1862 - Battle at Pound Gap, Kentucky: Confederates separate battles.
- 1865 - Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina (1,500 casualities).
- 1915 - Federal Trade Commission organizes.
- 1916 - US General John Pershing begins the Punitive Expedition of 15,000 US troops into Mexico to capture Pancho Villa.
- 1930 - USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine.
- 1934 - US Congress passes Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
- 1941 - Blizzard hits North Dakota and Minnesota killing 60.
- 1947 - Convair Liner, first US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested.
- 1955 - US President Dwight Eisenhower upholds the use of atomic weapons in case of war.
- 1957 - In Burbank, California, the 9th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Desi Arnaz.
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series: Robert Young for Father Knows Best
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Series: Loretta Young for Letter to Loretta
- Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series: Sid Caesar for Caesar's Hour
- Best New Program Series: Playhouse 90
- Best Public Service Series: See It Now
- Best Series Half Hour or Less: The Phil Silvers Show
- Best Series One Hour or More: Caesar's Hour
- Best Single Performance by an Actor: Jack Palance for Playhouse 90
- Best Single Performance by an Actress: Claire Trevor for Producers' Showcase
- Best Supporting Performance by an Actor: Carl Reiner for Caesar's Hour
- Best Supporting Performance by an Actress: Pat Carroll for Caesar's Hour
- 1962 - First launching of Titan 2 rocket.
- 1962 - US Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, kills 167.
- 1966 - Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong and Scott; aborted after 6.5 orbits.
- 1968 - Charlie Company of US troops kills over 500 civilians in four hamlets in Son My district, Vietnam, known as the My Lai massacre.
- 1968 - US Senator Robert F. Kennedy announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
- 1969 - Peter Stone and Sherman Edward's 1776 premieres at 46th Steet Theater in New York City for 1217 performances.
- 1971 - 13th Grammy Awards: "Bridge over Troubled Water", Carpenters win.
- 1974 - First performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1977 - US President Jimmy Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland.
- 1978 - US Senate accepts Panamá Canal treaty.
- 1978 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1982 - In Newport, Rhode Island, Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife.
- 1984 - Islamic Jihad gunmen kidnap William Buckley, US Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Beirut, Lebanon (later dies in captivity).
- 1985 - Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage by Islamic militants in Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1988 - Federal grand jury indicts Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Navy Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
- 1988 - US sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras.
- 1991 - Seven members of Reba McEntire's band are killed in a plane crash.
- 1991 - Members of Irish Gay and Lesbian Organization march in New York City parade.
- 1991 - New York Lotto pays US$33.3 million to one winner (numbers are 18-21-32-33-35-38).
- 1994 - In Portland, Oregon, Tonya Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for trying to cover-up an attack on figure skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. She is fined $100,000 and banned from the sport.
- 1995 - Mississippi House of Representatives ratifies 13th Amendement; formally abolishes slavery.
- 1999 - Sony Online Entertainment releases the EverQuest game for personal computers in the USA.
- 2000 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises by 499.19 points (4.93 percent), its second-largest one-day point gain.
- 2003 - The leaders of the United States, Britain, Portugal, and Spain meet at a summit in the Azores Islands. U.S. President Bush calls March 17 the "moment of truth", meaning that the "coalition of the willing" will make its final effort to extract a resolution from the U.N. Security Council, giving Iraq an ultimatum to disarm immediately or be disarmed by force.
- 2008 - American investment bank Bear Stearns, 5th largest on Wall Street, is bought by JP Morgan Chase for $2 per share, a total of $236 million. In mid-2006, Bear Stearns was worth $200 per share. The Federal Reserve also provides a US$30 billion loan, and announces it will directly loan to other investment banks and brokers.
Births on March 16
- 1911 - Birth of Harper Goff in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; designed interior of Nautilus of film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, designed many Disneyland and EPCOT buildings and attractions, named a Disney Legend in 1993.
- 1912 - Birth of Patricia Nixon [Thelma Catherine] in Ely, Nevada, USA; first lady (1969-74).
- 1922 - Birth of Harding Lemay in North Bangor, New York, USA; headwriter (Another World).
- 1931 - Birth of Betty Johnson in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; singer (Jack Paar Show, "I Dreamed").
- 1932 - Birth of Ronnie Walter Cunningham in Creston, Iowa, USA; Colonel US Marine Corp/astronaut (Apollo 7).
- 1937 - Birth of David Del Tredici in Cloverdale, California, USA; composer (1980 Pulitzer).
- 1946 - Birth of Erik Estrada in New York City, New York, USA; actor (CHiPs, Cross and Switchblade, Lightblast).
- 1951 - Birth of Ray Benson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; country singer ("House of Blue Lights").
- 1954 - Birth of Hollis Stacy in Savannah, Georgia, USA; LPGA golfer (US Open 1977, 1978).
- 1954 - Birth of Nancy Wilson in San Francisco, California, USA; rocker (Heart - "These Dreams", "Never", "What about Love").
- 1959 - Birth of Michael J Bloomfield in Flint, Michigan, USA; Major US Air Force/astronaut (STS 86).
- 1959 - Birth of Stan Thorn in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; singer (Shenandoah - "Sunday in the South").
- 1965 - Birth of Cindy Brown; American basketball player (Olympics-gold-1988).
- 1970 - Birth of Kelli James in Medford, New Jersey, USA; field hockey forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Todd Heap; American football player.
- 1986 - Birth of Ken Doane; American professional wrestler.
- 1994 - Birth of Sierra McClain, American actress and singer.
Deaths on March 16
- 1959 - John Sailling, last documented US Civil War veteran, dies at age 111.
- 1971 - Thomas E Dewey, US Presidential candidate (Republican 1944, 1948), dies at age 68.
- 1984 - Death of John Hoagland, American photographer (born 1947).
- 1985 - Roger Huntington Sessions, US composer (Black Masks), dies at age 88.
- 1996 - Peter Clemoes, Anglo-Saxon scholar, dies at age 76.
- 1996 - Death of Charlie Barnett, American actor (born 1954).
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