What Happened on Mar 16

Ferdinand Magellan becomes first European to reach Philippines

On 16 March Magellan reached the island of Homonhon in the Philippines, with 150 crew left. Members of his expedition became the first Spaniards to... Read more

First Formal Contact Between English Colonists and Native Americans

Samoset (ca. 1590 – 1653) was the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims. On March 16, 1621, the settlers were more than surprised... Read more

James Madison Is Born

James Madison, "Father of the Constitution" and fourth president of the United States, was born on March 16, 1751.* A graduate of the College of... Read more

West Point Military Academy Is Established

On March 16, 1802, Congress approved legislation establishing the United States Military Academy at West Point, one of the oldest military service... Read more

Freedom's Journal is Founded

Freedom's Journal was the first African American owned and operated newspaper published in the United States. Published weekly in New York City... Read more

Battle Of Santa Cruz De Rosales

The Battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales was an engagement of the Mexican-American War that took place after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo had been... Read more

'The Scarlet Letter' is Published

The truth is that the situation selected by Hawthorne has more scope and depth than the one which he passed over. It is with the subjective... Read more

Battle of Averasborough

Description: On the afternoon of March 15, Judson Kilpatrick’s cavalry came up against Lt. Gen. William Hardee’s corps—consisting of Taliaferro’s... Read more

Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup

The 1910–11 NHA season was the second season of the now defunct National Hockey Association. Five teams played 16 games each, starting on December... Read more

6th Academy Awards

The 6th Academy Awards were held on March 16, 1934 at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Will Rogers and Rogers... Read more

"Love Affair" Is Released

Love Affair is a 1939 romantic film starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer and featuring Maria Ouspenskaya. It was directed by Leo McCarey and... Read more

"The Red Badge Of Courage" Is Released

The backstory of The Red Badge of Courage involves the toppling of MGM's old Louis B. Mayer regime in favor of Dore Schary and his young Turks. It... Read more

Richard Stallman Is Born

Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16, 1953), often abbreviated to "rms", is an American software freedom activist, hacker, and software... Read more

"Breathless" Is Released

Breathless (French: À bout de souffle; literally "at breath's end") is a 1960 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Godard's first feature-length... Read more

Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 Disappears over Western Pacific Ocean

Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 was a Super Constellation propliner chartered by the United States military that disappeared on 15 March 1962 over the... Read more

My Lai Massacre

The My Lai Massacre was the mass murder conducted by a unit of the U.S. Army on March 16, 1968 of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens in South Vietnam, all... Read more

Deep Purple release Last Concert in Japan

Last Concert in Japan is an album by Deep Purple released in March 1977. It records the last Japanese concert of the Mark IV-lineup with Tommy... Read more

Accept releases Breaker

Breaker is the third album released by the heavy metal band Accept. It was once again recorded at Delta-Studio in Wilster with Dirk Steffens... Read more

"The Jimmy" - Season 6 Episode 19 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Jimmy" is the 105th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 19th episode for the 6th season. It originally aired on March 16,... Read more

"The Wig Master" - Season 7 Episode 19 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Wig Master" is the 129th episode of the NBC situation comedy Seinfeld. This was the 19th episode for the 7th season. It aired on April 4,... Read more

EverQuest Launches

EverQuest, often called EQ, is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that was released on 16 March 1999. The... Read more

Destiny's Child releases "Girl" single

"Girl" is an R&B song performed by R&B girl group Destiny's Child. It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rodney... Read more

FDA Approves Amylin's Symlin

Symlin (pramlintide) is a antihyperglycemic agent. It is designed to mimic the activity of the naturally occurring hormone amylin, which is... Read more

South Park Episode 902 - "Die Hippie, Die"

Cartman seeks to rid the world of hippies once and for all. Read more

"Their Eyes Were Watching God" Is Released

Their Eyes Were Watching God is a 2005 television movie based upon Zora Neale Hurston's 1937 novel of the same name. The film was directed by... Read more