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What happened in history on this day: November 16?
On November 16 in ...
- 1776 - Hessians capture Fort Washington, Manhattan.
- 1798 - Kentucky becomes first state to nullify an act of US Congress.
- 1841 - N.E. Guerin of New York patents cork-filled life preserver.
- 1864 - USA General William T Sherman begins march to the sea.
- 1896 - Electricity is first transmitted between a power plant (in Niagara Falls) and a city (Buffalo, New York).
- 1903 - Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty creates Canal Zone, gives US exclusive canal rights in Panama.
- 1907 - Oklahoma becomes 46th US state.
- 1914 - Banks of the US Federal Reserve System open for business, in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, Saint Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco. The New York branch receives $100 million from member banks.
- 1920 - Postage meter first used in US in lieu of postage stamps.
- 1925 - American Association for the Advancement of Atheism is formed in New York.
- 1933 - US President Franklin Roosevelt establishes diplomatic relations with USSR.
- 1945 - Yeshiva College (University), chartered in New York, first US Jewish College.
- 1959 - The Sound of Music opens on Broadway.
- 1973 - US President Richard Nixon authorizes construction of the Alaskan pipeline.
- 1982 - 5th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 5-lands at Edwards Air Force Base.
- 1983 - A jury in Gretna, Louisiana acquits Ginny Foat of the murder of Argentine businessman Moses Chaiyo.
- 1983 - In Hawaii, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs.
- 1984 - 14th Shuttle Mission (51A) - Discovery 2 - lands at Kennedy Center.
- 1988 - Robin Givens sues Mike Tyson for US$125 million for libel.
- 1990 - Manuel Noriega claims US denied him a fair trial.
- 1994 - A Federal judge issues a temporary restraining order, prohibiting the State of California from implementing Proposition 187, that would have denied most public services to illegal aliens.
- 1996 - Mother Teresa receives honorary U.S. citizenship.
- 2000 - Bill Clinton becomes the first sitting U.S. President to visit Vietnam.
- 2008 - Iraqi cabinet approves a withdrawal agreement for American troops to leave Iraqi cities and towns by the end of June 2009, and the country by the end of 2011.
- 2020 - SpaceX Dragon caspsule delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station.
Births on November 16
- 1873 - Birth of William Christopher Handy in Alabama, USA; jazz star (Saint Louis Blues).
- 1888 - Birth of Burnet Corwin Tuthill in New York City, New York, USA; composer (Laurentia).
- 1888 - Birth of Clinton Golden in Pennsylvania, USA; founder (United Steelworkers of America).
- 1889 - Birth of George S Kaufman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; playwright (This is Show Business).
- 1896 - Birth of Lawrence Tibbett in Bakersfield, California, USA; baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50).
- 1899 - Birth of Mary Margaret McBride in Paris, Missouri, USA; radio personality (WOR-AM, New York City).
- 1904 - Birth of Eddie Condon in Goodland, Indiana, USA; jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show).
- 1907 - Birth of Oliver Burgess Meredith AKA Burgess Meredith in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Mr Novak, Penguin - Batman, Rocky) (dies 1997).
- 1916 - Birth of Daws Butler in Toledo, Ohio, USA; cartoon voice (Elroy Jetson - The Jetsons).
- 1922 - Birth of Royal Dano in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II).
- 1928 - Birth of Clu Gulager in Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Virginian, Survivors, Tall Man).
- 1933 - Birth of Guy Stockwell in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Chris - Adventures in Paradise).
- 1942 - Birth of Donna McKechnie in Pontiac, Michigan, USA; actress/dancer (Company).
- 1950 - Birth of Carl J Meade in Illinois, USA; Major US Air Force/astronaut (STS 38, sk:STS-50).
- 1958 - Birth of Marg Helgenberger in North Bend, Nebraska, USA; actress (China Beach, Ryan's Hope).
- 1963 - Birth of Zina Garrison in Houston, Texas, USA; tennis player (1988 Olympics Gold, Bronze).
- 1966 - Birth of Tammy Lauren in San Diego, California, USA; actress (Angie, Out of the Blue).
- 1966 - Birth of Tricia Cast in Medford, New York, USA; actress (Amanda - Bad News Bear, The Young and the Restless).
- 1967 - Birth of Lisa Bonet in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Cosby Show, Different World, Angel Heart).
Deaths on November 16
- 1961 - Sam Rayburn, US Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies.
- 1999 - Death of Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1928).
- 2006 - Death of Milton Friedman, American economist, proponent of global capitalism, Nobel Prize laureate, at age 94 (born 1912).
- 2022 - Death of Robert Clary at age 96 at home in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actor (Hogan's Heroes TV show).
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