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What happened in history on this day: March 16?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On March 16 in ...
- 1995 - Acclaim releases the Mortal Kombat II video game for personal computers in the US.
- 1999 - Sony Online Entertainment releases the EverQuest game for personal computers in the USA.
- 1999 - Apple Computer releases Mac OS X Server 1.0 and a preview version of Mac OS X for developers.
- 2000 - Palm announces it has created a Japanese company to market its handheld computers and operating system in that market.
- 2000 - Mexico issues a 10-peso postage stamp depicting people at computers.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer with a camera mounted on the monitor replaces a person at the dinner table.
- 2006 - Tunisia issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
- 1927 - Disney ships the 50th Alice Comedy film, Alice's Picnic, to Winkler Pictures.
- 1934 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Cartoons) to Disney for the film Three Little Pigs.
- 1935 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Service Station is released to theaters. Donald Duck and Goofy also appear.
- 1945 - The Pluto film Dog Watch is released to theaters.
- 1960 - Disney releases the True-Life Adventure film Islands of the Sea to theaters.
- 1961 - Disney releases the animated short film The Saga of Windwagon Smith to theaters.
- 1961 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film The Absent Minded Professor to theaters. The film is based on a story by Samuel W. Taylor.
- 1969 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Ride a Northbound Horse, part one.
- 1974 - The film Magic Carpet 'Round The World premieres in the Circle-Vision 360 theater at Walt Disney World.
- 1975 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Deacon, the High Noon Dog.
- 1980 - The first closed captioned television series are broadcast in the US: The ABC Sunday Night Movie (ABC), The Wonderful World of Disney (NBC) and Masterpiece Theatre (PBS).
- 1984 - Disney releases the film Never Cry Wolf to theaters in the UK.
- 1986 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled Robin Hood (Disney's 1973 animated film).
- 1990 - Dick Nunis, president of Walt Disney Attractions, announces that Disney will develop 4400 acres in Osceola, Florida with a shopping mall, industrial space, and homes over the next 25 years.
- 1991 - The Electronic Forum in EPCOT Center closes.
- 1992 - Antigua & Barbuda issues twelve postage stamps depicting Disney characters and the Barcelona Summer Olympics.
- 1999 - Touchstone Home Video releases the film The Waterboy on videocassette in the US.
- 2002 - The Walt Disney Studios Park opens next to Disneyland Paris in France.
- 2002 - The Cinémagique film premieres in the Studio Theatre in Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.
- 2002 - The Catastrophe Canyon area opens in Walty Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.
- 2002 - The Backlot Express restaurant opens in Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.
- 2002 - The Animation Academy class opens at the Animation Station in L'Art de l'Animation Disney in Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.
- 2002 - The Animagique show opens in Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.
- 2002 - The Armageddon: Les Effets Speciaux attraction opens in Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.
- 1991 - In Sebring, Florida, the IMSA 12 Hours of Sebring Camel Grand Prix of Endurance race is held.
- Finishing 5th in GTO class and 16th overall is the Morrison Motorsports #92 Corvette ZR-1, driven by Andy Pilgrim and R.K. Smith.
- Placing 9th in GTO class and 33rd overall is the Morrison Motorsports #91 Corvette ZR-1, driven by Stu Hayner, Scott Lagasse, and Don Knowles. The car is not running at the finish due to ignition problems.
- 2001 - At the Sebring International Speedway in Sebring, Florida, the Superflo 12 Hours At Sebring / SCCA - BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series Round One race is held.
- Finishing 3rd is the Banner Engineering #66 Corvette, driven by Ken Wilden.
- Finishing 6th is the LG Motorsports / G2 Performance Parts #28 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- Finishing 8th is the Justin Bell GT Motorsport Experience #40 Corvette, driven by Justin Bell.
- Finishing 10th is the Cenweld Corporation #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman.
- Finishing 11th is the TWC Motorsport #8 Corvette, driven by Tom Coleman.
- Finishing 16th is the Stonier Transportation #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg.
- Finishing 17th is the JDK Motorsports #17 Corvette, driven by Jerry Kinn.
- Finishing 24th is the Wendy's Racing #82 Corvette, driven by Dick Greer.
- In 29th place, but not finishing the race, is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- Finishing 38th is the Russell Automotive Center #56 Corvette, driven by Tom Sloe.
- 2002 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 50th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring race is held. This is round one of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 1st in GTS class and 9th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, and Oliver Gavin. This is the 14th class win at Sebring for Corvette, with a total of 206 entries since 1954, second only to Porsche.
- Finishing 4th in GTS class and 13th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Andy Pilgrim, Franck Fréon, and Kelly Collins.
- 2007 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race is held, round one of the SPEED GT Championship series.
- Finishing 1st is the Whelen Engineering #30 Corvette driven by Eric Curran.
- Finishing 3rd is the #15 Corvette driven by Tomy Drissi.
- Finishing 20th is the #22 Corvette driven by Ed Braswell.
- Finishing 21st is the Bandit Racing #36 Corvette driven by Kimberly Braswell.
- In 22nd place, but not finishing the race, is the Whelen Engineering #31 Corvette, driven by Sonny Whelen.
- Finishing 23rd is the LG Motorsports #87 Corvette driven by Doug Peterson.
- In 25th place, but not finishing the race, is the Blackdog Racing #12 Corvette, driven by Brian Kubinski.
- In 28th place, but not finishing the race, is the #28 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- 2019 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, USA, the 67th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race is held, round 2 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 3rd in GT Le Mans class and 12th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Antonio Garcia, Mike Rockenfeller, and Ian Magnussen.
- Finishing 8th in GT Le Mans class and 18th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C7.R driven by Tommy Milner, Marcel Fassler, and Oliver Gavin.
- 1935 - In Germany, Adolf Hitler denounces the disarmament clauses of the Versailles Treaty, and begins open re-armament and conscription of soldiers.
- 1939 - Adolf Hitler accepts the protectorate of Slovakia.
- 1940 - (at dusk) German bombers attack Scapa Flow. Some planes bomb the village of Bridge of Waith in Scotland, killing James Isbister, first British civilian killed in the war.
- 1940 - The Argentine government issues a decree saying German men of the Graf Spee are to be divided into groups and moved away from Buenos Aires.
- 1943 - Convoys SC-122 and HX-229 across the Atlantic are attacked by submarines. Over three days, 21 ships are sunk.
- 1944 - (evening) British bombers attack railway targets in Amiens, France. Much damage is inflicted.
- 1945 - In Germany, Lieutenant Fabian von Schlabrendorff is tried in court for his role in anti-Nazi activities. He tells of his torture by the Gestapo. The court considers torture illegal, and releases him. The Gestapo immediately arrests him again, and sends him to a concentration camp.
- 1945 - American B-29 bombers drop incendiary bombs on Kobe, Japan, destroying 66,000 buildings.
- 1945 - Allied forces make an attack along the Saar Basin.
- 1945 - (evening) About 300 British bombers attack Nuremberg, Germany.
- 1946 - In The Hague, Netherlands, Maximilien Blokzijl is executed by firing squad, for betraying the nation as announcer of Nazi radio system in the Netherlands during the occupation. This is the first execution in the Netherlands since 1854.
- 1946 - Rudolf Hoess, former commandant of the Oswiecim concentration camp, signs a statement saying that he gassed 2 million persons between June 1941 to end of 1943 under orders from Heinrich Himmler.
- 2006 - Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy XII video game for the PlayStation 2 in Japan.
- 2010 - Sony releases the God of War III video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 1792 - Jakob Johan Anckarström, former Captain of the Lifeguards, makes an assassination attempt on the King at the Stockholm Opera House. King Gustav III is shot just above the hip. Anckarström was hired by a group of nobles.
- 1878 - King Oskar II sells St. Barthelemew island to France.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A poster in a nuclear energy plant is titled "SWEDISH BIKINI TEAM". Another is titled "SWEDISH EFFICIENCY TEAM".
- 1920 - The Currency Act is amended changing the standard for gold coins to 0.900 fine, and silver coins to 0.800 fine.
- 1854 - First gold coinage dies arrive at San Francisco Mint from the Philadelphia Mint.
- 1907 - The Denver Mint begins striking 1907-dated half eagles.
- 1982 - The Linderman specimen 1804 silver dollar, stolen in 1967, is returned to the du Pont family, in Denver, Colorado.
- 2002 - West Point unveils 2002 West Point Bicentennial commemorative dollar.
- 2007 - In Charlotte, North Carolina, Heritage Galleries sells at auction a 1920-S gold $10 coin, graded MS-67 by PCGS, finest known, for US$1,725,000.
- 1872 - First FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton, England.
- 1876 - Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fight first female boxing match (New York).
- 1877 - Charles Bannerman completes first Test cricket century, 165 versus England.
- 1900 - American League meets in Chicago, Illinois; Ban Johnson announces that American League teams will be in Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, and Buffalo.
- 1907 - First first-class cricket game between New South Wales and Western Australia.
- 1911 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ontario) 13-4.
- 1939 - NHL record ten goals in one period-New York Rangers (7), New York Americans (3) and a record 26 points in the third period.
- 1952 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
- 1953 - American League rejects Bill Veeck's request to move Saint Louis Browns to Baltimore.
- 1956 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright.
- 1956 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins.
- 1957 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
- 1957 - Toronto Maple Leafs tie NHL record 37 points beating New York Rangers 14-1.
- 1958 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
- 1964 - Paul Hornung and Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after one year suspension.
- 1969 - Boston Bruins scores a NHL record eight goals in one period.
- 1980 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic.
- 1983 - Smallest crowd (1814) at Cleveland Coliseum for NBA game, Cleveland Caviliers versus New Jersey Nets.
- 1985 - Denny McLain, pitcher, convicted of racketeering, sentenced to 25 years.
- 1986 - Chris Johnson wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic.
- 1991 - New Jersey Nets' coach Bill Fitch is fourth coach to win 800 NBA games.
- 1994 - In Portland, Oregon, Tonya Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for trying to cover-up an attack on figure skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. She is fined $100,000 and banned from the sport.
- 1995 - Manhattan upsets fourth seeded Oklahoma 77-67.
- 1995 - World best 7th wicket stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh Junior and P Dharmani.
- 1996 - Mike Tyson knocks out Frank Bruno in second round.
- 1997 - Donna Andrews wins LPGA Welch's/Circle K Championship.
- 1997 - New Jersey Devils' Dave Andreychuk is 26th NHL player to score 500 goals.
- 1997 - Stuart Appleby wins Honda Golf Classic.
- 2006 - In the second round of the World Baseball Classic, Mexico defeats Team USA 2-1, eliminating the US from the tournament.
- 2006 - Roy Halladay agrees to a $40 million, three-year contract extension with the Toronto Blue Jays.
- 2008 - In the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, Tiger Woods sinks a 24-foot putt on the 18th hole to win with 10 under par.
- 2009 - Jo Jackson wins the 400m freestyle in a new world record time of 4:00.66 at the British Swimming Championships.
- 2019 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, USA, the 67th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race is held, round 2 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Cadillac DPi driven by Felipe Nasr, Eric Curran, and Pipo Derani.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 10th overall is the Porsche GT Team #911 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Nick Tandy, Fred Makowiecki, and Patrick Pilet.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 17th overall is the Performance Tech Motorsports #38 ORECA LMP2 driven by Kyle Masson, Andrew Evans, and Cameron Cassels.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 19th overall is the GEAR Racing #11 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 driven by Mirko Bortolotti, Rik Breukers, and Rolf Ineichen.
- 2022 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats New Jersey Devils by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Boston Bruins by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Ottawa Senators by score 4-1.
- 1962 - First launching of Titan 2 rocket.
- 1966 - Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong and Scott; aborted after 6.5 orbits.
- 1975 - US Mariner 10 makes third and final fly-by of Mercury.
- 1978 - Soyuz 26 returns to Earth.
- 1941 - Blizzard hits North Dakota and Minnesota killing 60.
- 1952 - Greatest 24-hour rainfall: 187 cm in Cilaos, Réunion, in the Indian Ocean.
- 1802 - The United States Military Academy is founded by Congress for the purpose of educating and training young men in the theory and practice of military science.
- 1802 - US army Corps of Engineers established (second time).
- 1830 - New York Stock Exchange has slowest day ever (31 shares traded).
- 1861 - Francis E. Spinner takes office as US Treasurer.
- 1861 - Arizona Territory votes to leave the USA.
- 1862 - Battle at Pound Gap, Kentucky: Confederates separate battles.
- 1865 - Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina (1,500 casualities).
- 1882 - US Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross.
- 1889 - A typhoon strikes in Apia Harbor, Samoan Islands, with German, and US warships lying at anchor, neither wishing to leave to allow the other to claim exclusive rights to the harbor. German merchantman barque Peter Godeffroy sinks after collision with Danish merchant ship Santiago. 550-ton German gunboat Eber is thrown onto reefs, sinking with loss of 76 sailors. 1375-ton USS Nipsic rams and sinks schooner Lily then is beached. 884-ton German gunboat Adler breaks up on a shoal with 20 sailors killed. 981-ton USS Vandalia gunboat strikes reef and sinks, 43 crew drowned. USS Trenton is wrecked on a reef. German gunboat Olga is wrecked on a reef and sinks. Total over 200 servicemen dead.
- 1915 - Federal Trade Commission organizes.
- 1916 - US General John Pershing begins the Punitive Expedition of 15,000 US troops into Mexico to capture Pancho Villa.
- 1926 - In Auburn, Massachusetts, USA, Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, which rises 41 feet, flies 2.5 seconds, travelling 184 feet (56m).
- 1930 - USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine.
- 1934 - US Congress passes Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
- 1941 - Blizzard hits North Dakota and Minnesota killing 60.
- 1947 - Convair Liner, first US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested.
- 1955 - US President Dwight Eisenhower upholds the use of atomic weapons in case of war.
- 1957 - In Burbank, California, the 9th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Desi Arnaz.
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series: Robert Young for Father Knows Best
- Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Series: Loretta Young for Letter to Loretta
- Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series: Sid Caesar for Caesar's Hour
- Best New Program Series: Playhouse 90
- Best Public Service Series: See It Now
- Best Series Half Hour or Less: The Phil Silvers Show
- Best Series One Hour or More: Caesar's Hour
- Best Single Performance by an Actor: Jack Palance for Playhouse 90
- Best Single Performance by an Actress: Claire Trevor for Producers' Showcase
- Best Supporting Performance by an Actor: Carl Reiner for Caesar's Hour
- Best Supporting Performance by an Actress: Pat Carroll for Caesar's Hour
- 1962 - First launching of Titan 2 rocket.
- 1962 - US Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, kills 167.
- 1966 - Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong and Scott; aborted after 6.5 orbits.
- 1968 - Charlie Company of US troops kills over 500 civilians in four hamlets in Son My district, Vietnam, known as the My Lai massacre.
- 1968 - US Senator Robert F. Kennedy announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
- 1969 - Peter Stone and Sherman Edward's 1776 premieres at 46th Steet Theater in New York City for 1217 performances.
- 1974 - First performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1977 - US President Jimmy Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland.
- 1978 - US Senate accepts Panamá Canal treaty.
- 1978 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1982 - In Newport, Rhode Island, Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife.
- 1984 - Islamic Jihad gunmen kidnap William Buckley, US Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Beirut, Lebanon (later dies in captivity).
- 1985 - Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage by Islamic militants in Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1988 - Federal grand jury indicts Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Navy Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
- 1988 - US sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras.
- 1991 - Seven members of Reba McEntire's band are killed in a plane crash.
- 1991 - Members of Irish Gay and Lesbian Organization march in New York City parade.
- 1991 - New York Lotto pays US$33.3 million to one winner (numbers are 18-21-32-33-35-38).
- 1993 - A US patent is granted for what will vecome Post-It Notes.
- 1994 - In Portland, Oregon, Tonya Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for trying to cover-up an attack on figure skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. She is fined $100,000 and banned from the sport.
- 1995 - Mississippi House of Representatives ratifies 13th Amendement; formally abolishes slavery.
- 1999 - Sony Online Entertainment releases the EverQuest game for personal computers in the USA.
- 2000 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises by 499.19 points (4.93 percent), its second-largest one-day point gain.
- 2003 - The leaders of the United States, Britain, Portugal, and Spain meet at a summit in the Azores Islands. U.S. President Bush calls March 17 the "moment of truth", meaning that the "coalition of the willing" will make its final effort to extract a resolution from the U.N. Security Council, giving Iraq an ultimatum to disarm immediately or be disarmed by force.
- 2008 - American investment bank Bear Stearns, 5th largest on Wall Street, is bought by JP Morgan Chase for $2 per share, a total of $236 million. In mid-2006, Bear Stearns was worth $200 per share. The Federal Reserve also provides a US$30 billion loan, and announces it will directly loan to other investment banks and brokers.
- 2018 - Attorney General Jeff Sessions fires FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
- 2018 - Death of Louise Slaughter at age 88; oldest member of the US Congress, representing New York.
- 2020 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 2,997.10, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93%.
Other history:
- 2008 - American investment bank Bear Stearns, 5th largest on Wall Street, is bought by JP Morgan Chase for $2 per share, a total of $236 million. In mid-2006, Bear Stearns was worth $200 per share. The Federal Reserve also provides a US$30 billion loan, and announces it will directly loan to other investment banks and brokers.
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