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Interesting things that happened March 16th:
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Birthdays on this date:
In 1751 James Madison, 4th President (1809-1817)
In 1787 Georg Simon Ohm, locksmith, scientist
In 1836 Andrew S. Hallidie, inventor of the Cable Car
In 1906 Henny Youngman, comedian
In 1912 Patricia Nixon (in Ely, Nevada), former First Lady
In 1927 Daniel Patrick Moynahan, statesman
In 1932 R. Walter Cunningham, astronaut
In 1951 Kate Nelligan (in London, Ontario)
In 1954 Nancy Wilson (in San Francisco, CA), singer (Heart)
Events worth noting:
+ St. Urho's Day
In 1517 Roman Catholic Church forbids printing books without its permission.
In 1777 Roger Taney, U.S. Chief Justice, famous for Dred Scott case
In 1802 Law signed to establish US Military Academy at West Point, NY.
In 1851 Concordat signed, giving Roman Catholic Church control over
education and censorship in Spain.
In 1865 Battle of Averasboro, NC.
In 1889 Hurricane hits Samoa, sinking 3 German and 3 American ships.
In 1916 US and UK (for Canada) sign the Migratory Bird Convention.
In 1926 First liquid-fueled rocket launched by Dr. Robert Goddard at Auburn,
Mississippi.
In 1934 US and Canada enact the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation
Stamp Act (a.k.a. The Duck Stamp Act).
In 1945 US forces defeat Japanese at Iwo Jima.
In 1966 Gemini VIII is launched.
In 1968 Massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai.
In 1978 Soyuz 26 returns to Earth.
In 1985 Journalist Terry Anderson is abducted in Lebanon by pro-Iranian
terrorists.
And remember ...
Foot Health Month
International Hamburger and Pickle Month
National Frozen Food Month
National Furniture Refinishing Month
National Nutrition Month (US)
National Peanut Month
National Women's History Month
Red Cross Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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