Historical events on March 16
MARCH 16, 1819
The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first savings bank in New York City, was incorporated.
The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York (1819–1982) was one of the earliest banks in the United States and the
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MARCH 16, 1984
William Buckley, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, was kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists.
William Francis Buckley was a United States Army officer in the United States Army Special Forces, and a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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MARCH 16, 1782
American Revolutionary War: Spain captured the island of Roatán from England off the coast of what is now Honduras.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the
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MARCH 16, 1689
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (cap badge pictured), one of the oldest line-infantry regiments of the British Army, was founded.
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (Welsh: Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, and part of the Prince
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MARCH 16, 1968
Vietnam War: American soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the Sơn Mỹ village in the Sơn Tịnh District of South Vietnam.
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies.
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MARCH 16, 1988
Iran–Iraq War: Iraqi forces began attacking the Kurdish town of Halabja with chemical weapons, killing up to 5,000 people.
The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September
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MARCH 16, 1935
Conscription was re-introduced in Germany by the Nazi regime, and the German military was renamed the Wehrmacht.
Conscription, also known as the draft in American English, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly
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MARCH 16, 934
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period: Chinese general Meng Zhixiang proclaimed himself emperor and established Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was an era of political upheaval and division in Imperial China from 907 to 979.
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MARCH 16, 1802
Congress passed the Military Peace Establishment Act, authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the U.S. Military Academy (pictured) at West Point, New York.
The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including
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MARCH 16, 1190
Around 150 Jews died inside York Castle, the majority committing mass suicide to avoid being killed by a mob.
York Castle is a fortified complex in the city of York, England. It consists of a sequence of castles, prisons, law courts
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MARCH 16, 1621
Samoset, a member of the Abenaki tribe, walked into Plymouth Colony and greeted the Pilgrims in English (depicted).
Samoset was an Abenaki sagamore and the first American Indian to make contact with the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in New England.
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MARCH 16, 1988
Michael Stone, an Ulster loyalist, attacked the funeral of three Provisional IRA members, killing three attendees and injuring at least sixty others.
Michael Anthony Stone is a British former militant who was a member of the Ulster Defence Association, a loyalist paramilitary group in
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MARCH 16, 1960
African American civil rights activists in Savannah, Georgia, conducted a sit-in, commencing the Savannah Protest Movement.
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group, who as defined
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MARCH 16, 597 BC
Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem and installed Zedekiah as King of Judah.
This article concerns the period 599 BC – 590 BC.
MARCH 16, 1962
Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a charter flight carrying U.S. and South Vietnamese soldiers, disappeared without a trace, prompting one of the largest searches in the history of the Pacific.
Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 (FT739/FTL739) was a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation propliner that disappeared on March 16, 1962, over the western
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MARCH 16, 1322
Despenser War: A royalist army defeated troops loyal to Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, in the Battle of Boroughbridge, which allowed King Edward II of England to hold on to power for another five years.
The Despenser War (1321–22) was a baronial revolt against Edward II of England led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey
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MARCH 16, 1872
In the inaugural final of the FA Cup (trophy pictured) Wanderers defeated Royal Engineers 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
The 1872 FA Cup final was a football match between Wanderers and Royal Engineers on 16 March 1872 at Kennington Oval in
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