March 16 in History

March 16 in Pop Culture History

March 16th is…
Artichoke Hearts Day
Black Press day
Curl Crush Day
Everything You Do Is Right Day
Freedom of Information Day
Goddard Day
Lips Appreciation Day
Panda Day

1850 – Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter was published.1926 – American Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts. It reached a height of 41 feet.

1942 – The first V-2 rocket test launched. It exploded at lift-off.

1958 – The Ford Motor Company produced its 50 millionth Thunderbird automobile.

1961 – Goddard Space Flight Center was formally dedicated in Greenbelt, MD.

1968 – General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, an Oldsmobile Toronado.

1968 – #1 Hit March 16, 1968 – April 12, 1968: Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay

1969 – 1776 (Broadway Musical) Opened on March 16, 1969, and closed on February 13, 1972

1978 – The Amoco Cadiz wrecked off the coast of Portsall, France, spilling 68 million gallons of oil.

1985 – Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson was taken hostage in Beirut. He was released on December 4, 1991.

2005 – Robert Blake, star of the 1970s television detective show Baretta, was acquitted of the murder of his 44-year-old wife, Bonny Lee Bakley.

#1 Hit March 16, 2019 – April 12, 2019: Jonas Brothers – Sucker

 

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