Today, March 16, is the 75th day of the year (76th day in leap year) on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Pisces
AP Today in History
March 16 2003
2003: Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American college student, was killed when she was run over by a bulldozer while trying to block Israeli troops from demolishing a Palestinian home in Gaza.
The 1900s
1988: Saddam Hussein launches a deadly chemical gas attack on the Kurdish city of Halabja killing thousands.
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.
1935: Adolf Hitler scrapped the Treaty of Versailles.
1926: Robert Goddard launches the first oil and liquid oxygen powered rocket.
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 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)
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
Famous Deaths
- 2008: Gary Hart - Wrestler
- 1985: Eddie Shore - Boston Bruins
