All Events

Historical Events on March 16

  • American Revolutionary War

    1782

    American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops capture the British-held island of Roatán.

  • American Civil War

    1864

    American Civil War: During the Red River Campaign, Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.

  • World War I

    1917

    World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.

  • World War II

    1945

    World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ended, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persisted.

  • Ford Motor Company

    1958

    The Ford Motor Company produces its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding.

  • Vietnam War

    1968

    Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.

  • General Motors

    1968

    General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.

  • Egypt

    1989

    In Egypt, a 4,400-year-old mummy is found near the Pyramid of Cheops.

  • Israel

    2005

    Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.

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