1881 barnum and bailey circus began, james madison born 1751 4th president of the united states of american, jerry lewis born 1926 comedian, susan b. anthony died 1906, roman emperor nero died 37 a.d., 1850 the scarlet letter published by nathaniel hawthorne book author, 1690 france invaded ireland, 1792 sweden's gustav III shot at a masquerade opera party, on this date in history march 16, historical video, daily history, - www.myinboxnews.com