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Here are some interesting events that occurred on this day in history:

March 16

• 1493 - Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to the New World.
• 1802 - The United States Library of Congress is established.
• 1862 - The USS Monitor, a revolutionary ironclad warship, is launched during the American Civil War.
• 1912 - The Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic, collides with a warship in the Solent Strait, but remains afloat.
• 1939 - The first flight of the DC-3 airliner takes place.
• 1958 - The European Economic Community (EEC) is established.
• 1968 - The Apollo 6 mission is launched, carrying the first Saturn V rocket into space.
• 1995 - The Oklahoma City bombing occurs, killing 168 people and injuring hundreds more.

And here are some notable birthdays:

• 1873 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
• 1889 - Charlie Chaplin, British actor and filmmaker
• 1926 - James Watson, American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate
• 1940 - Aretha Franklin, American singer and songwriter
• 1952 - John McEnroe, American tennis player

I hope you find these interesting!