A little reason to celebrate
National Panda Day
Animal · March 16
A day about giant pandas, the black and white bears of China's mountain bamboo forests, and how they live, eat and spend their quiet days.
National days on March 16, 2027
Also on March 16
- National Artichoke Hearts Day
- Lips Appreciation Day
- St. Urho's Day
- Freedom of Information Day
- Goddard Day
On this day
- 1802: The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point. United States Army Corps of Engineers
- 1916: The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa. John J. Pershing
- 1926: History of rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts. Rocket
- 1936: Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh. Allegheny River
- 1966: Launch of Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. It would perform the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit. Gemini 8
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