On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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While a vast system of new rules governing bank behavior has arisen, some regulators wonder if enough has been done, and some analysts say the largest banks may shrink.
William Clark led the fuel procurement office at the heart of accusations that the utility overpaid for cheap, dirty oil.
Saudi Arabia’s tactic could allow Iran to increase its role in Lebanon through its ally, the militant group Hezbollah.
Silicon Valley appears to be siding with Apple in the San Bernardino iPhone case, overcoming worries about the consequences of an unfavorable ruling.
Living out of a Ford Explorer after losing his home, an unemployed chemist changes his own trajectory while stirring the altruistic impulses of some who were wary of him.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 2, 2016, covering March 3, 2016.
Adele
Justin Bieber
Rihanna
Joey + Rory
Chris Stapleton
2016Hayabusa, Japanese wrestler (born 1968)[†]
Eiji Ezaki was a Japanese professional wrestler, stage actor, musician, and professional wrestling promoter, better known under the ring name Hayabusa . He was best known for his time with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW), where he primarily wrestled throughout his career and was the ace of the company between 1995 and 2001.
2016Berta Cáceres, Honduran environmentalist (born 1973)[†]
Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores was a Honduran (Lenca) environmental activist, indigenous leader, co-founder and coordinator of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). She won the Goldman Environmental Prize, one of the most prestigious awards for environmental activism, in 2015 for "a grassroots campaign that successfully pressured the world's largest dam builder to pull out of the Agua Zarca Dam" at the Río Gualcarque.
2016Martin Crowe, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster (born 1962)[†]
Martin David Crowe was a New Zealand cricketer, Test and ODI captain as well as a commentator. He played for the New Zealand national cricket team between 1982 and 1995, and is regarded as one of the country's greatest batsmen.
2016Thanat Khoman, Thai politician and diplomat, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1914)[†]
Thanat Khoman was a Thai diplomat and politician. He was foreign minister from 1959 to 1971, leader of the Democrat Party from 1979 to 1982, and deputy prime minister from 1980 to 1983. He died at the age of 101 on 3 March 2016, a couple of months shy of his 102nd birthday.
2016Sarah Tait, Australian Olympic rower (born 1983)[†]
Sarah Anne Tait was an Australian rower - a national and world champion, three-time Olympian and Olympic-medal winner. She was the first mother to represent Australia in rowing at Olympic level, having returned to international competition following the birth of her daughter.
In 2016, the world population was approximately 7,558,554,526 people[†]