March 16 - The Day in History

March 16 : General Interest 1802: U.S. Military Academy established The United States Military Academy--the first military school in the United States--is founded by Congress for the purpose of educating and training young men in the theory and practice of military science... read more American Revolution 1751 : "Father of the Constitution" is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/father-of-the-constitution-is-born Automotive 2003 : Craven edges out Busch in closest NASCAR finish http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/craven-edges-out-busch-in-closest-nascar-finish Civil War 1865 : Confederates swept aside at the Battle of Averasboro http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-averasboro-north-carolina Cold War 1988 : Reagan orders troops into Honduras http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-orders-troops-into-honduras Crime 1881 : A virtuous woman turns murderous http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-virtuous-woman-turns-murderous Disaster 1978 : Supertanker wrecks off French coast http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supertanker-wrecks-off-french-coast General Interest 1926 : First liquid-fueled rocket http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-liquid-fueled-rocket 1968 : My Lai massacre takes place in Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/my-lai-massacre-takes-place-in-vietnam 1985 : Terry Anderson kidnapped http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/terry-anderson-kidnapped Hollywood 2005 : Robert Blake acquitted of wife's murder http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robert-blake-acquitted-of-wifes-murder Literary 1850 : The Scarlet Letter is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-scarlet-letter-is-published Music 1970 : Motown soul singer Tammi Terrell dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/motown-soul-singer-tammi-terrell-dies Old West 1903 : Judge Roy Bean dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/judge-roy-bean-dies Presidential 1751 : James Madison is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-madison-is-born Sports 1953 : Baseball owners give Veeck cold shoulder http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/baseball-owners-give-veeck-cold-shoulder Vietnam War 1968 : U.S. troops massacre South Vietnamese http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-troops-massacre-south-vietnamese 1975 : South Vietnamese flee Pleiku and Kontum http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-flee-pleiku-and-kontum World War I 1916 : German Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz resigns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-admiral-alfred-von-tirpitz-resigns World War II 1945 : Fighting on Iwo Jima ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fighting-on-iwo-jima-ends

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