March 16 in history: US troops massacre 500 civilians in Vietnam, and more
| Updated: Mar 16, 2021, 09:59 AM IST
Here's what happened today in history
1660
The Long Parliament of England is dissolved
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1926
Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fuel rocket
(Photograph:WION)
1935
Hitler orders re-arming of Germany in violation of Versailles Treaty
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1968
US troops massacre 500 civilians in Vietnam
(Photograph:WION)
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1988
Gas attack claims 5000 lives in Halabja, Iraq