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Home On This DayToday in History, March 161988 – A poison gas attack kills 5000 civilians in the Kurdish town of HalabjahThe war crime was in all likelihood executed on the orders of Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein.1988 – In Northern Ireland, an Ulster loyalist kills 3 people at a Provisional IRA funeralMichael Stone was later convicted of the Milltown Cemetary attack, which was filmed by news crews.1968 – U.S. troops massacre hundreds of unarmed civilians in VietnamThe 504 victims of the My Lai Massacre included many children and infants.1960 – Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho is premieredThe film starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh is an all-time classic of the suspense movie genre.1926 – Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fuel rocketThe idea for this revolutionary rocket engine first appeared in a book by Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.Births On This Day, March 161986 – Daisuke TakahashiJapanese figure skater1954 – Nancy WilsonAmerican singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress1953 – Richard StallmanAmerican computer programmer1917 – Samael Aun WeorColombian author1912 – Pat NixonAmerican educator, 39th First Lady of the United StatesDeaths On This Day, March 162008 – Bill BrownAustralian cricketer2006 – Minnie PwerleAustralian painter2003 – Rachel CorrieAmerican activist1983 – Arthur GodfreyAmerican radio, television host37 – TiberiusRoman EmperorChange Date:

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