6 Weird But Real Events That Happened in History on March 16
By Michelle Carr Crowe, Silicon Valley real estate guide selling homes in San Jose
Do you enjoy learning new things daily? If you’ve read my blog, you know one of the pastimes I enjoy is discovering new facts and interesting pieces of history.
I like to share intriguing stories from our local newspaper the San Jose Mercury News, as well as from some of my favorite print and online magazinesMental Floss, the National Geographic Society or Smithsonian Magazine. Sometimes great finds are located at History Orb and Wikipedia. Other times articles or facts are found online at The History Place, Brainy History,orDates In History.These events for today’s blog post are primarily from The People History.
While these interesting items are intriguing, they have nothing to do with my real estate business, helping people like you buy and sell homes in Silicon Valley, Calif. and beyond. I admit, they just add fun and fascination to life.
Here are today’s 6 Weird But Real Events That Happened in History on March 16, I hope you find them interesting, too.
Anniversaries of Historical Events on March 16
37 – The infamous Caligula becomes Roman Emperor after the death of his great uncle, Tiberius.
1621 – Samoset, a Native American Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and surprises them by greeting them in English, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
1802 – The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.
1958 – The Ford Motor Company produced its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding.
1968 – General Motors produced its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
1995 – Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.
Thank you for reading. You may want to read my blog at www.activerain.com/results for more fun facts on history, real estate, home, life and other topics. I hope you learned something new from reading about these 6 Weird But Real Events That Happened in History on March 16.
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