Today is March 16 2014

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• In 1802, The Army Corps of Engineers was established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.
  From Wikipedia: 'The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), also sometimes shortened to CoE is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Defense and a major Army command made up of some 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies. Although generally associated with dams, canals and flood protection in the United States, USACE is involved in a wide range of public works throughout the world. The Corps of Engineers provides outdoor recreation opportunities to the public, and provides 24% of U.S. hydropower capacity.'
  
  'The history of United States Army Corps of Engineers can be traced back to 16 June 1775, when the Continental Congress organized an army with a chief engineer and two assistants. Colonel Richard Gridley became General George Washington's first chief engineer; however, it was not until 1779 that Congress created a separate Corps of Engineers. One of its first tasks was to build fortifications near Boston at Bunker Hill. The first Corps of Engineers was mostly composed of French subjects who had been hired by General Washington from the service of Louis XVI.
  
  'The Corps of Engineers, as it is known today, came into existence on 16 March 1802, when President Thomas Jefferson was authorized to "organize and establish a Corps of Engineers ... that the said Corps ... shall be stationed at West Point in the State of New York and shall constitute a military academy." Until 1866, the superintendent of the United States Military Academy was always an engineer officer. During the first half of the 19th century, West Point was the major and, for a while, the only engineering school in the country'.
  
  'The United States Military Academy at West Point (also known as West Point, USMA, Army (athletic teams)) is a university that teaches students to become officers in the US Army.'
  
  Congress formally authorized and funded West Point on 16 March 1802.[2] West Point was so successful, that military academies were added later for the Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force'.
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• In 1861, Edward Clark becomes Governor of Texas, replacing Sam Houston, who has been evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy.
  From Wikipedia: 'Although Houston was a slave owner and opposed abolition, he opposed the secession of Texas from the Union. An elected convention voted to secede from the United States on February 1, 1861, and Texas joined the Confederate States of America on March 2, 1861. Houston refused to recognize its legality, but the Texas legislature upheld the legitimacy of secession. The political forces that brought about Texas's secession were powerful enough to replace the state's Unionist governor. Houston chose not to resist, stating, "I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her. To avert this calamity, I shall make no endeavor to maintain my authority as Chief Executive of this State, except by the peaceful exercise of my functions ... " He was evicted from his office on March 16, 1861, for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy, ...'.
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• In 1918, A favorite with the American soldiers in WW I, Geoffrey O'Hara's 'K-K-K-Katy' song was published.
  From Wikipedia: '"K-K-K-Katy" was a popular World War I-era song written by Geoffrey O'Hara in 1917 and published in 1918. The sheet music advertised it as "The Sensational Stammering Song Success Sung by the Soldiers and Sailors", as well as "The Sensational New Stammering Song" The song tells the story of Jimmy, a young soldier "brave and bold" who stuttered when he tried to speak to girls. Finally he managed to talk to Katy, the "maid with hair of gold"'.
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• In 1926, Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
  From Wikipedia: 'Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which he successfully launched on March 16, 1926. Goddard and his team launched 34 rockets between 1926 and 1941, achieving altitudes as high as 2.6 km (1.6 mi) and speeds as high as 885 km/h (550 mph).
  
  'Goddard's work as both theorist and engineer anticipated many of the developments that were to make spaceflight possible. He has been called the man who ushered in the Space Age.:xiii Two of Goddard's 214 patented inventions — a multi-stage rocket (1914), and a liquid-fuel rocket (1914) — were important milestones toward spaceflight. His 1919 monograph A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes is considered one of the classic texts of 20th-century rocket science. Goddard successfully applied three-axis control, gyroscopes and steerable thrust to rockets, to effectively control their flight.'
  
  'Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled (gasoline and liquid oxygen) rocket on March 16, 1926, in Auburn, Massachusetts. Present at the launch were his crew chief, Henry Sachs, Esther Goddard, and Percy Roope, who was Clark's assistant professor in the physics department ...'..
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• In 1934, At the 6th Academy Awards:
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  Outstanding Production is, Cavalcade
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  Best Actor is Charles Laughton for 'The Private Life of Henry VIII'
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  Best Actress is Katharine Hepburn for 'Morning Glory'
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  Best Supporting Actor is This category began with the 9th Academy Awards
  Best Supporting Actress is This category began with the 9th Academy Awards
  Best Song is This category did not exist at this time.
• In 1957, At the 9th Primetime Emmy Awards,
  -- Best Series, Half Hour or Less is 'The Phil Silvers Show'.
  -- Best Series, One Hour or More is 'Caesar's Hour'.
  -- Best New Program Series is 'Playhouse 90'.
  -- Best Single Program of the Year is 'Playhouse 90' for 'Requiem for a Heavyweight'.
  -- Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series is Sid Caesar as Various characters on 'Caesar's Hour'.
  -- Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series Nanette Fabray (various characters) on 'Caesar's Hour'.
  -- Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series is Robert Young on 'Father Knows Best'.
  -- Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Series is Loretta Young on 'The Loretta Young Show'.
  -- Best Supporting Performance by an Actor is Carl Reiner (various characters) on Caesar's Hour.
  -- Best Supporting Performance by an Actress is Pat Carroll (various characters) Caesar's Hour.
  -- Best Single Performance by an Actor is Jack Palance on Playhouse 90's 'Requiem for a Heavyweight'.
  -- Best Single Performance by an Actress is Claire Trevor on Producers' Showcase in 'Dodsworth'.
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• In 1963, The song 'Puff the Magic Dragon' was released.
  From Wikipedia: '"Puff, the Magic Dragon" (or "Puff") is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow, and made popular by Yarrow's group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1963 recording. The song achieved great popularity.'
  
  'The lyrics for "Puff, the Magic Dragon" were based on a 1959 poem by Leonard Lipton, a 19-year-old Cornell University student. Lipton was inspired by an Ogden Nash poem titled "Custard the Dragon", about a "realio, trulio little pet dragon." The lyrics tell a story of the ageless dragon Puff and his playmate Jackie Paper, a little boy who grows up and loses interest in the imaginary adventures of childhood and leaves Puff alone and depressed. (Because of the line "A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys", the lyrics may imply to some that Jackie Paper dies, most interpreters believe that he just grew up....) The story of the song takes place "by the sea" in the fictional land of Honalee (the spelling used by author Lenny Lipton, though non-authoritative variations abound.)
  
  'Lipton was friends with Peter Yarrow's housemate when they were all students at Cornell. He used Yarrow's typewriter to get the poem out of his head. He then forgot about it until years later, when a friend called and told him Yarrow was looking for him, to give him credit for the lyrics. On making contact Yarrow gave Lipton half the songwriting credit, and he still gets royalties from the song.
  
  In an effort to be gender-neutral, Yarrow now sings the line "A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys" as "A dragon lives forever, but not so girls and boys." This implies that Jackie Paper can be either a girl or a boy'.
  
  'After the song's initial success, speculation arose — as early as a 1964 article in Newsweek — that the song contained veiled references to smoking marijuana. The word "paper" in the name of Puff's human friend (Jackie Paper) was said to be a reference to rolling papers, and the word "dragon" was interpreted as "draggin'," i.e. inhaling smoke; similarly, the name "Puff" was alleged to be a reference to taking a "puff" on a joint. The supposition was claimed to be common knowledge in a letter by a member of the public to The New York Times in 1984.
  
  The authors of the song have repeatedly rejected this urban legend and have strongly and consistently denied that they intended any references to drug use. Peter Yarrow has frequently explained that the song is about the hardships of growing older and has no relationship to drug-taking. He has also said of the song that it "never had any meaning other than the obvious one" and is about the "loss of innocence in children", and dismissed the suggestion of association with drugs as "sloppy research"."'.
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• In 1971, At the 13th Grammy Awards:
  -- Record of the Year is 'Bridge over Troubled Water'.
  -- Album of the Year is Bridge over Troubled Water' performed by Simon and Garfunkel.
  -- Song of the Year is 'Bridge over Troubled Water' performed by Simon and Garfunkel.
  -- Best New Artist is 'The Carpenters'.
  -- Best Comedy Recording is Flip Wilson for 'The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress'.
  -- Best Country Song is ''.
  -- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male is Ray Price for 'For the Good Times'.
  -- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female is Lynn Anderson for 'Rose Garden'.
  -- Best Rhythm and Blues Song is 'Patches' performed by Clarence Carter'.
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Nothing. Looks like I was lazy on this day.

No. 1 song

• I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles: More
  The Beatles have there first hit the No. 1 in the US. This will hold the no. 1 spot until March 21st, when another Beatles song, She Loves You, takes over.

Top movie

• Kissin' Cousins More
  It will be there until the weekend box office of March 22, 1964 when, 'The Pink Panther', takes over.

• FamousBirthdays.com: March 16 Birthdays More
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National Celery Month, National Flour Month, National Nutrition Month, National Noodle Month, National Peanut Month, National Sauce Month

March is:

March origin (from Wikipedia):
'The name of March comes from Latin Martius, the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named for Mars, the Roman god of war who was also regarded as a guardian of agriculture and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. '

March 'is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of seven months that are 31 days long. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. '

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If you couldn't afford 90 cents for a movie ticket, 50 years ago, or your 45 RPM record player was broke, you might watch one of these shows on TV.
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Best selling books of 1964 More

• Astronomy Picture of the Day: More
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• Public Domain eBook Links

  Sites for downloading or reading free Public Domain eBooks. Available in various formats. More

• Podcast: A Moment of Science. Approximately 1 minute general science facts.
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• Podcast: The Naked Scientists. Current science, medicine, space and other science
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• Podcast: Quirks & Quarks. Current science news.
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• Articles and videos: Universe Today. Current space and astronomy news.
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• Old Picture of the Day - "Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph."
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Below, are listed several holiday sites that I reference in addition to other holiday researches.

US Government Holidays

• 2014 Postal Holidays More
• 2014 Official Federal Holidays More

Holidays Worldwide

• List of holidays by country More
• Holidays and Observances around the World More