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THIS DAY IN HISTORY Tuesday, 16 March 2010

	1527 In the Battle at Khanwah, Babar defeated the Rajput confederation under Rana Sangha.

	1830 London's re-organised police force, the Scotland Yard, was formed.

	1900 Archaeologist Arthur Evans discovered the ruins of the ancient city of Knossos in the Greek island of Crete.

	1922 Sultan Fahd I was crowned king of Egypt.

	1968 The notorious My Lai massacre occurred during the Vietnam War. 450 people died.

	1976 British premier Harold Wilson resigned.

	1996 Mike Tyson knocked out challenger Frank Bruno in the second round.