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March 16, 1997 Donna Andrews wins LPGA Welch's/Circle K Championship March 16, 1997 New Jersey Devils' Dave Andreychuk is 26th NHL to score 500 goals March 16, 1997 Stuart Appleby wins Honda Golf Classic March 16, 1997 Toshiba Senior Golf Classic March 16, 1996 Mike Tyson KOs Frank Bruno in 2nd round March 16, 1995 Dow-Jones hits record 4069.15 March 16, 1995 Manhattan upsets 4th seeded Oklahoma 77-67 March 16, 1995 Mississippi House of Representatives formally abolishes slavery and ratifies 13th Amendment March 16, 1995 World best 7th wkt stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh, Jr. and P Dharmani March 16, 1994 Moravcik forms Slovakia government March 16, 1992 Matt Keough, in the dugout, is hit flush in the head by a batted ball March 16, 1991 7 of Reba McEntire band members are killed in a plane crash March 16, 1991 Members of Irish Gay and Lesbian Organization march in New York City parade March 16, 1991 New Jersey Net coach Bill Fitch is 4th coach to win 800 NBA games March 16, 1991 New York Lotto pays $33.3 million to one winner, with the numbers 18-21-32-33-35-38 March 16, 1991 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi March 16, 1988 Federal grand jury indicts North and Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair March 16, 1988 North-Ireland Protestant fires on Catholic funeral, 3 killed March 16, 1988 U.S. sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras March 16, 1986 Chris Johnson wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic March 16, 1985 Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson taken hostage in Beirut March 16, 1985 Denny McLain, pitcher; convicted of racketeering, sentenced to 25 yrs March 16, 1984 Gunmen kidnap William Buckley, CIA station chief in Beirut March 16, 1984 South-Africa and Mozambique sign non attack treaty March 16, 1983 Smallest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Nets-1,814) March 16, 1980 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic March 16, 1979 CBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney March 16, 1978 Amoco Cadiz spills 223,000 tons of crude oil off French coast March 16, 1978 Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed March 16, 1978 Soyuz 26 returns to Earth March 16, 1978 U.S. Senate accepts Panama Canal treaty March 16, 1978 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 16, 1977 U.S. president Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland March 16, 1976 British premier Harold Wilson resigns March 16, 1975 "Lieutenant" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 9 performances March 16, 1975 U.S. Mariner 10 makes 3rd and final fly-by of Mercury March 16, 1974 1st performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville March 16, 1972 John and Yoko are served with deportation papers March 16, 1971 13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win March 16, 1971 KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, Texas (IND) suspends broadcasting March 16, 1970 New English Bible published March 16, 1970 WNIN TV channel 9 in Evansville, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting March 16, 1969 "1776" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 1217 performances March 16, 1969 Boston Bruins scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period March 16, 1969 Peter Stone and Sherman Edward's "1776," premieres in New York City March 16, 1969 Viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155 March 16, 1968 My Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die March 16, 1968 Robert F. Kennedy announces presidential campaign March 16, 1966 Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong and Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits March 16, 1966 Man From Uncle star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London March 16, 1964 KCOY TV channel 12 in Santa Maria, California (CBS) begins broadcasting March 16, 1964 Paul Hornung and Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension March 16, 1962 1st launching of Titan 2-rocket March 16, 1962 U.S. Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, kills 167 March 16, 1959 Iraq and U.S.S.R. sign economic/technical treaty March 16, 1958 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship March 16, 1957 9th Emmy Awards: Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young and Loretta Young March 16, 1957 Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship March 16, 1957 Toronto Maple Leafs tie NHL record 37 points beating New York Rangers 14-1 March 16, 1956 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright March 16, 1956 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins March 16, 1955 Josephine Kroesen appointed as 1st Dutch female judge March 16, 1955 President Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war March 16, 1953 AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St. Louis Browns to Baltimore March 16, 1952 1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Reunion (world record) March 16, 1952 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship March 16, 1950 1st annual National Book Awards March 16, 1949 KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, California (CBS) begins broadcasting March 16, 1947 Convair Liner, 1st U.S. twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested March 16, 1946 "Would-Be Gentleman" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 77 performances March 16, 1945 Allies secure Iwo Jima March 16, 1944 Vichy Internal minister Pucheu sentenced to death March 16, 1943 Elin K (No) and Zaanland (Neth) torpedoed and sinks March 16, 1941 Blizzard hits North Dakota and Minnesota killing 60 March 16, 1941 Dmitri Shostakovitch receives the Stalin Prize March 16, 1941 National Gallery of Art opens in Washington D.C. March 16, 1940 German air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow March 16, 1939 Germany occupies Czechoslovakia March 16, 1939 Hungary annexes republic of Karpato-Ukraine March 16, 1939 NHL record 10 goals in 1 period-New York Rangers (7), New York Americans (3) and a record 26 points in the 3rd period March 16, 1938 Noel Coward's musical "Operette," premieres in London March 16, 1938 Temple defeats Colorado to win 1st NIT March 16, 1937 All but one senior fouls out of a scrimmage game between seniors and sophomores, but he holds on to win the game 35-32 March 16, 1935 Hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty March 16, 1934 Congress passes Migratory Bird Conservation Act March 16, 1933 Hitler names Hjalmar Shaft, president of Bank of Germany March 16, 1931 Genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Neth) March 16, 1930 USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine March 16, 1929 WHP-AM in Harrisburg Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions March 16, 1926 Robert Goddard launches 1st liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meters) March 16, 1923 Hugo von Hofmannsthal's "Der Unbestechliche," premieres in Vienna March 16, 1922 Sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt March 16, 1922 WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions March 16, 1920 1 Acre Park also known as Baby Park in the Bronx renamed Melrose Park March 16, 1919 Frank Wedekind's "Elius Erweckung," premieres in Hamburg March 16, 1918 Geoffrey O'Hara's "K-K-K-Katy" song published March 16, 1916 James Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London March 16, 1916 U.S. and Canada sign migratory bird treaty March 16, 1915 British battle cruisers Inflexible and Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle March 16, 1915 Federal Trade Commission organizes March 16, 1912 Mrs. William Howard Taft plants 1st cherry tree in Washington D.C. March 16, 1911 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ont) 13-4 March 16, 1910 Barney Oldfield sets land speed record of 131.7 mph at Daytona March 16, 1907 1st 1st-class cricket game between NSW and Western Australia March 16, 1900 Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus March 16, 1897 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Devil's Foot" March 16, 1896 Premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" March 16, 1894 Jules Massenet's opera "Thais," premieres in Paris March 16, 1882 U.S. Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross March 16, 1881 Barnum and Bailey Circus debuts March 16, 1877 Charles Bannerman completes 1st Test cricket century, 165 vs. Eng March 16, 1876 Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY) March 16, 1872 1st FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton March 16, 1871 1st fertilizer law enacted March 16, 1869 Hiram R. Revels makes 1st official speech by a black in the Senate March 16, 1865 Battle of Averasboro North Carolina (1,500 casualities) March 16, 1862 Battle at Pound Gap Kentucky: Confederates separate battles March 16, 1861 Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union March 16, 1861 Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain March 16, 1850 Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published March 16, 1836 Texas approves a constitution March 16, 1834 HMS Beagle anchors at Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands March 16, 1833 Susan Hayhurst becomes 1st U.S. woman grad of a pharmacy college March 16, 1830 London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard) March 16, 1830 New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded) March 16, 1829 Ohio authorizes high school night classes March 16, 1827 1st U.S. black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (New York City), begins publishing March 16, 1822 Composer Gioacchino Rossini marries Spanish soprano March 16, 1815 Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium March 16, 1802 U.S. Academy at West Point founded March 16, 1802 Law signed to establish U.S. Miltary Academy (West Point, New York) March 16, 1802 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time) March 16, 1792 Murder attempt on King Gustavus III by count Ankarstrom at opera March 16, 1731 Treaty of Vienna: Emperor Charles VI of England and Netherlands March 16, 1730 Willem Charles Henry Friso installed as viceroy of Drenthe March 16, 1690 French king Louis XIV sends troops to Ireland March 16, 1660 English Long Parliament disbands March 16, 1641 General court declares RI a democracy and adopts new constitution March 16, 1621 Native American chief visits colony of Plymouth Mass March 16, 1527 Battle at Khanua: Mogol Emperor Babur beats Rajputen March 16, 1521 Magelhaes' fleet discovers Zamal (Samar) March 16, 1521 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches Philippines March 16, 1517 Pope Leo X signs 5th Council of Lateranen March 16, 1345 Holy spirit glides above fire: "the miracle of Amsterdam" (legend) March 16, 1190 Crusades begin massacre of Jews of York England March 16, 1079 Iran adopts solar Hijrah calendar |