| March 16th 1969 | | Boston Bruins scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
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| March 16th 1969 | | "1776" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1217 performances
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| March 16th 1970 | | New English Bible published
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| March 16th 1970 | | WNIN TV channel 9 in Evansville, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
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| March 16th 1971 | | 13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win
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| March 16th 1971 | | KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, TX (IND) suspends broadcasting
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| March 16th 1972 | | John & Yoko are served with deportation papers
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| March 16th 1974 | | 1st performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville
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| March 16th 1975 | | US Mariner 10 makes 3rd & final fly-by of Mercury
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| March 16th 1975 | | "Lieutenant" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 9 performances
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| March 16th 1976 | | British premier Harold Wilson resigns
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| March 16th 1977 | | US president Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland
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| March 16th 1978 | | Amoco Cadiz spills 223,000 tons of crude oil off French coast
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| March 16th 1978 | | Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed
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| March 16th 1978 | | Soyuz 26 returns to Earth
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