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Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1991: Wolfgang Van Halen - Van Halen
- 1978: Brooke Burns - Baywatch
- 1967: Lauren Graham - Gilmore Girls
- 1959: Flavor Flav - Public Enemy
- 1926: Jerry Lewis - Comedian
- 1751: James Madison - 4th American President
2009 NHL Art Ross Race
- Evgeni Malkin, PIT - 97 PTS
- Sidney Crosby, PIT - 90 PTS
- Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 89 PTS
- Pavel Datsyuk, DET - 85 PTS
- Zach Parise, NJ - 82 PTS
NHL Leaders on this Day
- 2009: NHL - Detroit Red Wings: (46 - 15 - 9 - 101 Pts)
- 2009: Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 49 Goals
- 2009: Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames - 40 WinsNHL.com: NHL Stat Leaders
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The 1980s
- 1988: Saddam Hussein launches a deadly chemical gas attack on the Kurdish city of Halabja killing thousands.
The 1960s
- 1968: Vietnam War: America troops are involved in the My Lai Massacre, where they swept through a small village and killed over 500 unarmed civilians.
March 16 1968
1968: Vietnam War: America troops are involved in the My Lai Massacre, where they swept through a small village and killed over 500 unarmed civilians.
The 1930s
- 1935: Adolf Hitler scrapped the Treaty of Versailles.
The 1920s
- 1926: Robert Goddard launches the first oil and liquid oxygen powered rocket.
The 1500s
- 1521: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines, where he was later killed by natives.
March 16 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Tough glass (1999)
- The Daily Show: Brain Food (2000)
- The Daily Show: Steroids in baseball (2004)
- The Daily Show: Path toward freedom (2006)
- The Daily Show: Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank (2005)