Today In History For March 16th

Today is Wednesday, March 16, the 75th day of 2011. There are 290 days left in the year.

On March 16, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed a measure authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

In 1994, figure skater Tonya Harding pleaded guilty in Portland, Ore., to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for covering up an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan, avoiding jail but drawing a $100,000 fine.

In 1751, James Madison, fourth president of the United States, was born in Port Conway, Va.