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Today in History MARCH 16

597 BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king

1079 Iran adopts solar Hijrah calendar

1190 York (England) Pogrom: Jews seek refuge in Clifford's Tower, which is then besieged by a mob; about 150 people are massacred or commit suicide rather than submit to Christian baptism

1249 The Servite Order is officially approved by Cardinal Raniero Capocci, papal legate in Tuscany

1322 The Battle of Boroughbridge takes place in the First War of Scottish Independence

1345 Holy spirit glides above fire: "the miracle of Amsterdam" (legend)

1945 Würzburg, Germany is 90% destroyed, with 5,000 dead, in only 20 minutes by British bombers

1978 US Senate accepts Panama Canal treaty

2020 COVID-19 study by London Imperial College showing migration approach could lead to 250,00 deaths in UK, over 1 million in US, prompts strategy changes from both countries

2020 COVID-19: France orders a national lockdown, US recommends meetings 10 or less, 6 counties in San Francisco and surrounding counties told to "shelter in place"

2020 Global infections and deaths from COVID-19 overtake those in China for the 1st time, 86,000 vs 80,860 infections, 3,241 vs 3,208 deaths according to John Hopkins

2023 Banking jitters continues as US Wall Street banks agree to deposit US$30 billion in First Republic Bank as its stock plummets in the wake of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank

Births On This Day, March 16

1940 MY FATHER

1954 Colin Ireland, Kent, England, serial killer ('Gay Slayer'/ Coleherne killer)

Joke of the Day

I saw my wife walk past me with her sexiest underwear on, which can only mean one thing.

Today is laundry day.