1751: James Madison, the 4th President of the United States, is born in Port Conway, Virginia.
1802: The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, is established by Congress.
1850: Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter" is published in the United States.
1926: Physicist Robert Goddard successfully launches the first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, Massachusetts, paving the way for space exploration.
1935: Adolf Hitler announces the establishment of a new air force, the Luftwaffe, in Germany.
1968: The My Lai Massacre occurs in Vietnam, where American soldiers kill more than 500 unarmed Vietnamese civilians.
1978: The first episode of the TV show "Dallas" airs, which would become one of the most popular shows of the 1980s.
1995: Mississippi formally ratifies the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
2020: The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, which would continue to affect the United States and the world for years to come.
These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on March 16 in the United States.
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