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What happened in history on this day: March 16?
On March 16 in ...
- 1802 - The United States Military Academy is founded by Congress for the purpose of educating and training young men in the theory and practice of military science.
- 1802 - US army Corps of Engineers established (second time).
- 1830 - New York Stock Exchange has slowest day ever (31 shares traded).
- 1861 - Francis E. Spinner takes office as US Treasurer.
- 1861 - Arizona Territory votes to leave the USA.
- 1862 - Battle at Pound Gap, Kentucky: Confederates separate battles.
- 1865 - Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina (1,500 casualities).
- 1882 - US Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross.
- 1889 - A typhoon strikes in Apia Harbor, Samoan Islands, with German, and US warships lying at anchor, neither wishing to leave to allow the other to claim exclusive rights to the harbor. German merchantman barque Peter Godeffroy sinks after collision with Danish merchant ship Santiago. 550-ton German gunboat Eber is thrown onto reefs, sinking with loss of 76 sailors. 1375-ton USS Nipsic rams and sinks schooner Lily then is beached. 884-ton German gunboat Adler breaks up on a shoal with 20 sailors killed. 981-ton USS Vandalia gunboat strikes reef and sinks, 43 crew drowned. USS Trenton is wrecked on a reef. German gunboat Olga is wrecked on a reef and sinks. Total over 200 servicemen dead.
- 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.
- 1926 - In Auburn, Massachusetts, USA, Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, which rises 41 feet, flies 2.5 seconds, travelling 184 feet (56m).
- 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.
- 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).
- 1993 - A US patent is granted for what will vecome Post-It Notes.
- 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.
- 2018 - Attorney General Jeff Sessions fires FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
- 2018 - Death of Louise Slaughter at age 88; oldest member of the US Congress, representing New York.
- 2020 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 2,997.10, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93%.
Births on March 16
- 1876 - Birth of Charles Halton in Washington, DC, USA; actor (Dr Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again).
- 1878 - Birth of Henry B Walthall in Shelby City, Alabama, USA; actor (Birth of a Nation, Klondike).
- 1884 - Birth of Harrison Ford in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; silent screen actor (Just Married, Vanity Fair, Love In High Gear, Rubber Tires).
- 1896 - Birth of Conrad Nagel in Keokuk, Iowa, USA; actor (Celebrity Time).
- 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).
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.
- 1985 - Roger Huntington Sessions, US composer (Black Masks), dies at age 88.
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