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March 16 Through the Years   

 1621- Samoset visits the Pilgrims for the first time

 1802- The Army Corps of Egineers is created

  1916- American Forces led by "Black Jack" Pershing joins the hunt for Pancho Villa

  1935- Hiltler orders the rearmament of Germany breaking The Treaty of Versailles 

  1958- The 50 Millionth Automobile is produce by the Ford Motor Company

  1968- The My Lai Massacre

  1978- Former Italian PM Aldo Moro is kidnapped

  1984- CIA station chief William Buckley is kidnapped is Beirut

  1985- AP Newsman Terry Anderson is kidnapped

  1988- Oliver North and John Poindexter are indicted for conspiracy for their roles in the Iran Contra Scandal

  1995- Mississippi formally ratified the 13th Amendment