In March 2014, the Crimean Peninsula became the focal point of international tension as residents voted in a controversial referendum to leave Ukraine and join Russia.

On March 16, 2008, Bear Stearns, the 85-year-old investment bank, narrowly avoids bankruptcy by its sale to J.

In Beirut, Lebanon, Islamic militants kidnap American journalist Terry Anderson and take him to the southern suburbs of the war-torn city, where other Western hostages are being held in scattered dungeons under ruined buildings.

On March 16, 1972, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, performs two shows for inmates on Rikers Island, the notorious New York City prison complex.

In a pivotal moment during his presidency, Richard Nixon delivered a nationally broadcast address on August 30, 1972, urging a moratorium on court-ordered school busing aimed at achieving racial desegregation.

On March 16, 1970, Motown star Tammi Terrell died of complications from the malignant brain tumor that caused her 1967 collapse.

American soldiers fighting in Vietnam entered the village of My Lai on this day. What followed was a massacre of civilians that shames US military history.

On March 16, 1968, Senator Robert F.

On March 16, 1955, NHL president Clarence Campbell suspends Montreal Canadiens star Maurice “Rocket” Richard for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs after he attacks an opponent with his stick and slugs a referee in the head.

On March 16, 1926, American Robert H.