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Interesting things that happened March 16th:

Birthdays on this date:
 In 1751 James Madison, 4th President (1809-1817)
 In 1787 Georg Simon Ohm, locksmith, scientist
 In 1836 Andrew S. Hallidie, inventor of the Cable Car
 In 1906 Henny Youngman, comedian
 In 1912 Patricia Nixon (in Ely, Nevada), former First Lady
 In 1927 Daniel Patrick Moynahan, statesman
 In 1932 R. Walter Cunningham, astronaut
 In 1951 Kate Nelligan (in London, Ontario)
 In 1954 Nancy Wilson (in San Francisco, CA), singer (Heart)

Events worth noting:
       + St Urho's Day
 In 1517 Roman Catholic Church forbids printing books without its permission.
 In 1777 Roger Taney, U.S. Chief Justice, famous for Dred Scott case
 In 1802 Law signed to establish US Military Academy at West Point, NY.
 In 1851 Concordat signed, giving Roman Catholic Church control over
         education and censorship in Spain.
 In 1865 Battle of Averasboro, NC.
 In 1889 Hurricane hits Samoa, sinking 3 German and 3 American ships.
 In 1916 US and Canada sign the Migratory bird treaty.
 In 1926 First liquid-fueled rocket launched by Dr. Robert Goddard at Auburn,
         Mississippi.
 In 1945 US forces defeat Japanese at Iwo Jima.
 In 1966 Gemini VIII is launched.
 In 1978 Soyuz 26 returns to Earth.
 In 1985 Journalist Terry Anderson is abducted in Lebanon by pro-Iranian
         terrorists.

And remember ...
 Foot Health Month
 International Hamburger and Pickle Month
 National Frozen Food Month
 National Furniture Refinishing Month
 National Nutrition Month (US)
 National Peanut Month
 National Women's History Month
 Red Cross Month

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