March 16 in Pop Culture History |
| March 16th is… Artichoke Hearts Day Black Press day Curl Crush Day Everything You Do Is Right Day Freedom of Information Day Goddard Day Lips Appreciation Day Panda Day |
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1850 – Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter was published.1926 – American Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts. It reached a height of 41 feet. 1942 – The first V-2 rocket test launched. It exploded at lift-off. 1958 – The Ford Motor Company produced its 50 millionth Thunderbird automobile. 1961 – Goddard Space Flight Center was formally dedicated in Greenbelt, MD. 1968 – General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, an Oldsmobile Toronado. 1968 – #1 Hit March 16, 1968 – April 12, 1968: Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay 1969 – 1776 (Broadway Musical) Opened on March 16, 1969, and closed on February 13, 1972 1978 – The Amoco Cadiz wrecked off the coast of Portsall, France, spilling 68 million gallons of oil. 1985 – Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson was taken hostage in Beirut. He was released on December 4, 1991. 2005 – Robert Blake, star of the 1970s television detective show Baretta, was acquitted of the murder of his 44-year-old wife, Bonny Lee Bakley. #1 Hit March 16, 2019 – April 12, 2019: Jonas Brothers – Sucker |