Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Events in History on March 16

Events in History on March 16
  • 597 BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
  • 1802 1st US Military Academy at West Point is established through Congressional act. 
  • 1830 New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded)
  • 1867 First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in "The Lancet"
  • 1918 Geoffrey O'Hara's "K-K-K-Katy" song published
  • 1926 Robert H. Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, goes 184' (56 meters)
  • 2013 A €10 billion Cyprus bailout plan will wipe out 10% of the citizens' bank deposits
  • 2014 Voters in Crimea vote overwhelmingly to leave Ukraine and rejoin Russia amid international condemnation of its design

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