March 16:
597 B.C.: The Babylonians capture Jerusalem and replace the reigning king with Zedekiah.
A.D. 1881: The Barnum & Bailey Circus begins.
A.D. 1998: Pope John Paul II prays for forgiveness for the inaction of many Catholics during the holocaust.
A.D. 2006: The United Nations General Assembly votes to establish the UN Human Rights Council.