Today in History - History - March 16th

1924The free port of Fiume is formally annexed by Mussolini's fascist regime.

1996Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title

1690French King Louis XIV sends troops to Ireland

1869Hiram R. Revels makes 1st official speech by an African American in the Senate

1926Robert Goddard launches 1st liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meters)

1850Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published

1948Billie Holiday is released from prison early because of good behaviour

1818Second Battle of Cancha Rayada - Spanish forces defeat Chileans under José de San Martín.

1917[OS Mar 3] Russian Grand Duke Michael, brother of Tsar Nicholas II declines the Russian throne

1978Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed

1751James Madison, Port Conway Va, (D-R), 4th US president (1809-17)

1959Flavor Flav, American rapper, and reality tv star

1926Jerry Lewis, [Joseph Levitch], Newark New Jersey, comedian/fund raiser (MDA),

1963Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (d. 2002)

2002Oscar-winning entertainer Liza Minnelli (56) weds producer David Gest (48) at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City

1985Actress Maureen McCormick (28) weds Michael Cummings

1996Sportscaster Pat Summerall (65) weds Cherilyn Burns in Florida

1905Inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi (30) weds Beatrice O'Brien

1940Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish writer and Nobel Prize laureate, dies at 81

1985Eddie Shore, Canadian ice hockey player, dies of a lung infection at 82

1975T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64

1971Thomas E. Dewey, US president candidate (R 1944, 48), dies of a heart attack at 68