A bit of March 16th history…
1802 - US Military Academy at West Point is established through Congressional act
1882 - US Senate ratifies the Geneva Convention of 1864, legitimatizing the International Red Cross and the American Red Cross
1900 - Sir Arthur Evans rediscovers the bronze age city of Knossos in Crete, home of the legendary Minotaur (pictured)
1948 - Billie Holiday is released from prison early because of good behavior
1968 - My Lai massacre occurs when American soldiers kill about 400 unarmed Vietnamese civilians, in one of the most controversial incidents of the Vietnam War
1988 - Chemical attack on Kurdish town of Halabja by Iraqi forces kills 5000 civilians, largest ever chemical weapons attack
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