Today is Saturday, March 19, the 80th day of 2016. There are 286 days left in the year.
1571 — Spanish troops occupy Manila
1628—Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen
1644 — 200 members of Peking imperial family/court commit suicide
1682 — Nationally Council accept independence of French church
1702 — James II’s daughter Anne Stuart becomes queen of England
1748 — English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize U.S.
1775 — Poland & Prussia sign trade agreement
1803 — Johann von Schillers “Die Braut von Messina” premieres in Weimar
1831 — First U.S. bank robbery (City Bank, New York/$245,000)