| Dear Readers, James Madison was born on March 16, 1751 in Orange County, Virginia. Home schooled, Madison attended the College of New Jersey (the future Princeton University). He played a great role in defining, defending and establishing the United States. A major contributor to the Constitution, author of the Federalist papers and drafter of the Bill of Rights, Madison would come to lead the country he had philosophically and ideologically formed as its fourth president. Read our full profile. American Memory offers this large collection of primary source documents about Madison, in particular his chartering the new Library of Congress.
On March 16, 1978, former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro was kidnapped by a left-wing extremist group; he was killed 55 days later when the terrorists' demands were not met. Many in Italy believe that domestic or international government forces were complicit in the murder of Moro, who was due to sign a controversial agreement with the Communist Party on the day of his kidnapping. Read the full article, which discusses at length the conspiracy theories behind the crime.
From SweetSearch2Day:
Letters of Note provides evidence that former President Clinton is "a mastery of empathy," in the form of a letter he wrote to Michigan basketball player (and former NBA star) Chris Webber, consoling Webber over a mental lapse at the end of the national championship game.
Poem of the Day is "in the ruins," by Mark Conway.
The Big Picture has four sets of stunningly tragic photos from Japan.
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