Event:

Mississippi House of Representatives formally abolishes slavery and ratifies 13th Amendment

More Notable Events on March 16:

1988 U.S. sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras

1968 Robert F. Kennedy announces presidential campaign

1941 National Gallery of Art opens in Washington D.C.

1882 U.S. Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross

1881 Barnum and Bailey Circus debuts

