| March 16th 1943 | | Elin K (No) & Zaanland (Neth) torpedoed & sinks
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| March 16th 1944 | | Vichy Internal minister Pucheu sentenced to death
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| March 16th 1945 | | Allies secure Iwo Jima
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| March 16th 1946 | | "Would-Be Gentleman" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 77 performances
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| March 16th 1947 | | Convair Liner, 1st US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested
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| March 16th 1949 | | KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
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| March 16th 1950 | | 1st annual National Book Awards
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| March 16th 1952 | | 1870 mm rain in Cilaos, R‚union (world record)
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| March 16th 1952 | | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
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| March 16th 1953 | | AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St Louis Browns to Baltimore
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| March 16th 1955 | | President Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war
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| March 16th 1955 | | Josephine Kroesen appointed as 1st Dutch female judge
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| March 16th 1956 | | US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
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| March 16th 1956 | | US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins
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| March 16th 1957 | | 9th Emmy Awards: Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young & Loretta Young
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