On this day in history
March 16
American
1968American soldiers massacre hundreds of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, a war crime covered up for a year.
American soldiers massacre hundreds of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, a war crime covered up for a year.
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1802Congress establishes the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Congress establishes the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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World
1988Iraqi warplanes drop poison gas on the Kurdish town of Halabja, killing about 5,000 people.
Iraqi warplanes drop poison gas on the Kurdish town of Halabja, killing about 5,000 people.
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1935Hitler reintroduces conscription in Germany, openly defying the Versailles Treaty.
Hitler reintroduces conscription in Germany, openly defying the Versailles Treaty.
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2014Crimeans vote in a disputed referendum to join Russia, and Moscow annexes the peninsula days later.
Crimeans vote in a disputed referendum to join Russia, and Moscow annexes the peninsula days later.
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