March 16, 1940 in History

Event:

German air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow





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1988 U.S. sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras
1968 Robert F. Kennedy announces presidential campaign
1941 National Gallery of Art opens in Washington D.C.
1882 U.S. Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross
1881 Barnum and Bailey Circus debuts
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