On This Day March 16th

 OTD

March 16th is the Seventy-fifth Day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 290 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.

1621 – Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."

1802 – The Army Corps of Engineers was established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.

1815 – Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands.

1872 – The Wanderers F.C. win the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.

1916—The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing crossed the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.

1926 – History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts.

1936—Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melted snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.

1966 – Launch of Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. It would perform the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit.

1968 – Vietnam War: My Lai massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers are killed by American troops.

2010 – The Kasubi Tombs, Uganda's only cultural World Heritage Site, are destroyed in a fire.

 

Birthdays

1581 – Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and poet (d. 1647)

1621 – Georg Neumark, German poet and composer of hymns (d. 1681)

1751 – James Madison, American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States (d. 1836)

1774 – Matthew Flinders, English navigator and cartographer (d. 1814)

1799 – Anna Atkins, English botanist and photographer (d. 1871)

1836 – Andrew Smith Hallidie, English-American engineer and inventor (d. 1900)

1839 – John Butler Yeats, Irish painter (d. 1922)

1900 – Cyril Hume, American novelist and screenwriter (d. 1966)

1909 – Don Raye, American songwriter (d. 1985)

1926 – Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (d. 2017)

1942 – Jerry Jeff Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)

1951 – Ray Benson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1956 – Ozzie Newsome, American football player and executive

1976 – Zhu Chen, Qatari chess Grandmaster

1991 – Wolfgang Van Halen, American bassist

 

Holidays And Observances

Save the Florida Panther Day

1816 Lorenz Oken classified all spotted big cats into the genus Panthera. In 1916, Reginald Pocock further categorized the genus by introducing lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars based on their unique characteristics.

The main reason behind the endangerment of panthers is the loss of their natural habitat. With the growing human population and expanding industries, forests are being cleared, leaving many panthers without a home. Hunting and poaching are also significant threats to the lives of panthers. In 2016, an estimated 35 panthers were killed, with 15 of them being hit by cars on the highway near Alligator Alley. However, the Florida Department of Transportation (F.D.O.T.) is taking steps to help panthers by fencing the area from the Naples tollbooth to the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, which spans about nine miles. In 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (F.W.C.) reported an increase in the panther population from 180 to 230. Also, it noted the discovery of a female panther near the Caloosahatchee River, which is a positive sign that conservation efforts are working.

On Save the Florida Panther Day, the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge encourages citizens to participate in efforts to save panthers. They organize guided tours, camps, and safaris, and people can also support the Panther Citizens Assistance Taskforce (P.C.A.T.) volunteers and contribute to the ongoing campaign. Even those who don't live in Florida can raise awareness about the importance of preserving panthers and their habitat.

 

Others Include.

Black Press Day

Curlew Day

Freedom of Information Day

Goddard Day

International Sports Car Racing Day

Lips Appreciation Day

Maple Syrup Saturday

National Artichoke Hearts Day

National Corndog Day

National Everything You Do is Right Day

National Panda Day

National Quilting Day

No Selfies Day

Play the Recorder Day

Save the Panther Day

St. Urho's Day

Worldwide Quilting Day

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