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What happened in history on this day: July 16?
On July 16 in ...
- 1775 - US Congress adopts and implements a postal system proposed by William Goddard.
- 1790 - US Congress establishes District of Columbia.
- 1798 - US Public Health Service established and US Marine Hospital authorized.
- 1862 - David G Farragut becomes first rear admiral in US Navy.
- 1894 - Many negro miners in Alabama killed by striking white miners.
- 1904 - Islands of the Manu'a group (Samoa) ceded to US by their chiefs.
- 1920 - General Amos Fries appointed first US army chemical warfare chief.
- 1927 - Augusto Sandino begins 5.5-year war against US occupation of Nicaragua.
- 1935 - The world's first parking meter is installed, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- 1936 - First x-ray photo of arterial circulation, Rochester, New York.
- 1945 - The United States successfully tests the first plutonium atomic bomb, at the Alamo-gordo airbase in New Mexico.
- 1951 - Congress grants US Secret Service permanent authority.
- 1967 - Prison brawl ignites barracks, killing 37 (Jay, Florida, USA).
- 1969 - Apollo 11 takes off from Kennedy Space Center with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Junior, and Michael Collins aboard.
- 1973 - During Watergate hearings, Butterfield reveals existence of tapes.
- 1980 - Former California Governor and actor Ronald Reagan is nominated for U.S. President, at the Republican National Convention in Detroit, Michigan.
- 1982 - In New York City, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon is sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $25,000 for tax fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
- 1982 - George P. Shultz begins term as US Secretary of State.
- 1985 - F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record of 1152 kph (716 mph).
- 1986 - Dolly Parton's "Dollywood" amusement park opens in Tennessee.
- 1990 - New York City's Empire State Building catches fire; no fatalities.
- 1992 - Independent U.S. presidential candidate H. Ross Perot drops out of the race, saying that the Democratic Party has 'revitalized itself'.
- 1992 - Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton is nominated for U.S. President and Tennessee Senator Al Gore for Vice President, at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.
- 1997 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 63.17 to close at 8,038.88. It is the Dow's first close above 8,000. The Dow has doubled its value in 30 months.
- 1999 - Off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, a plane piloted by John F. Kennedy Junior crashes, killing him and his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and her sister Lauren Bessette.
- 2007 - The US State Department imposes restrictions on importation of ancient coins "of Cypriot types" issued before 225 BCE.
Births on July 16
- 1907 - Birth of Barbara Stanwyck AKA Ruby Stevens in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (The Big Valley TV show, The Colbys, The Thorn Birds mini-series, Dynasty II).
- 1911 - Birth of Ginger Rogers AKA Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Missouri, USA; actress/dancer, hostess (The Bell Telephone Hour).
- 1912 - Birth of Ray Barr in New York City, New York, USA; pianist (Vincent Lopez Show).
- 1915 - Birth of Barnard Hughes in Bedford Hills, New York, USA; actor (Guiding Light, As the World Turns, The Cavanaughs, Mr. Merlin, Doc, Tron, Where's Poppa, Best Friends, Grandpa Buzz - Blossom).
- 1917 - Birth of William Bishop in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; actor (Steve - It's a Great Life).
- 1924 - Birth of Bess Myerson in New York City, New York, USA; Miss America (1945), TV hostess/panelist Bess Myerson (To Tell the Truth, Candid Camera).
- 1925 - Birth of Phillip Pine in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; actor (Set-Up, Under the Ground).
- 1932 - Birth of Richard L Thornburgh in Pennsylvania, US; US Attorney General (1988-).
- 1934 - Birth of Katherine Davalos Ortega in New Mexico, USA; US Treasurer (1983-89).
- 1936 - Birth of Buddy Merrill in Torrey, Utah, USA; guitarist (Lawrence Welk Show).
- 1953 - Birth of Philece Sampler in San Angelo, Texas, USA; actress (Another World).
- 1963 - Birth of Phoebe Cates in Manhattan, New York, USA; actress (Fast Times at Ridgemount High, Lace, Baby Sister).
- 1971 - Birth of Corey Feldman in Encino, California, USA; actor (License to Drive, Stand by Me, Sonic Underground, Surreal Life).
- 1972 - Birth of Mindy Carson in New York City, New York; vocalist (Club Embassy, Ford Star Revue).
Deaths on July 16
- 1882 - Death of Mary Todd Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, USA; spouse of President Abraham Lincoln.
- 1981 - Death of Harry Chapin ay age 39 of a heart attack in a car crash on a New York City freeway; singer-songwriter ("Taxi" (1972), "Cat's in the Cradle" (1974)).
- 1991 - Frank Rizzo, American politician (Mayor-Democrat-Philadelphia, 1972-80), dies from a heart attack at age 70.
- 1996 - Death of John Panozzo at age 47 of internal bleeding at home in Chicago, Illinoid, USA; drummer and founding member Styx.
- 1999 - Off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, a plane piloted by John F. Kennedy Junior crashes, killing him and his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and her sister Lauren Bessette.
- 2016 - Death of Nate Thurmond, American basketball player (born 1941).
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