Today in History: US soldiers kill hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese in My Lai massacre

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Today is Saturday, March 16, the 76th day of 2024. There are 290 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 16, 1968, the My Lai massacre took place during the Vietnam War as U.S. Army soldiers hunting for Viet Cong fighters and sympathizers killed unarmed villagers in two hamlets of Son My village; estimates of the death toll vary from 347 to 504. On this date: In 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew reached the Philippines, where Magellan was killed during a battle with natives the following month. In 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed...