Fred Neil was an American folk singer-songwriter active in the 1960s and early 1970s. He is mainly known through other people's recordings of his material – particularly "Everybody's Talkin'", which became a hit for Harry Nilsson after it was used in the film Midnight Cowboy in 1969. Though highly regarded by contemporary folk singers, he was reluctant to tour and spent much of the last 30 years of his life assisting with the preservation of dolphins.

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1936Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist (born 1864)^[†]

Marguerite Durand was a French stage actress, journalist, and a leading suffragette. She founded her own newspaper, and ran for election. She is also known for having a pet lion. The Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand was named in her honour for her contributions to the women's suffrage movement in France.

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1936Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.^[†]

The Allegheny River is a 325-mile-long (523 km) tributary of the Ohio River that is located in western Pennsylvania and New York in the United States. It runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border, northwesterly into New York, then in a zigzag southwesterly across the border and through Western Pennsylvania to join the Monongahela River at the Forks of the Ohio at Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Headlines from March 16, 1936

CAPACITY OUTPUT URGED BY LABOR; The A.F. of L. Would Put All the Jobless to Work in the Production of Wealth.

HITLER ACCEPTS LEAGUE BID IN TERMS FRANCE REJECTS; BRITISH STILL EXPECT DEAL; FRENCH THREATEN BOLT

STIFF RELIEF FIGHT BREWS AT CAPITOL; TAX RIFT BROADENS; Leaders Expect Outburst of Political Oratory When Aid Estimates Arrive. LEGISLATIVE LIST GROWS Leisure for More Bills Appears--Foes of Processing Levies Prepare for Contest. STIFF RELIEF FIGHT BREWS AT CAPITOL

ARMY TELLS AZANA TO CURB DISORDERS OR IT WILL STEP IN; Ultimatum Issued to Spanish Premier After a Clash of Troops and Radicals.

POLICEMAN SLAIN, BUT KILLS SLAYER; Fires After He is Shot Over Heart by Annoyer He Had Ejected From Saloon. 2 COMRADES SUSPENDED All 3 Were in Brooklyn Bar When They Were Supposed to Be on Reserve Duty. POLICEMAN SLAIN, BUT KILLS SLAYER

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