Birthday February 16, 1812 Henry Wilson ,(R), 18th VP (1873-75)
Birthday February 16, 1838 Henry Adams, historian
Birthday February 16, 1876 G.M. Trevelyan, historian
Birthday February 16, 1884 Robert Flaherty, father of documentary film (Nanook of the North)
Birthday February 16, 1886 Writer Van Wyck Brooks
Birthday February 16, 1893 Ivor Armstrong Richards, English literary critic
Birthday February 16, 1901 Wayne King, saxophonist & band leader (the Waltz King)
Birthday February 16, 1903 Edgar Bergen, talks to wood
Birthday February 16, 1909 Jeffrey Lynn, Actor
Birthday February 16, 1911 Hal Porter, Australian writer (The Tilted Cross & The Paper Chase)
Birthday February 16, 1920 Patty Andrews, singer -- Andrews Sisters in Minneapolis
Birthday February 16, 1940 Sonny Bono, singer
Birthday February 16, 1944 Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford is born
Birthday February 16, 1959 John McEnroe, tennis player
History February 16, 1600 Giordano Bruno - advocate of Copernican theory & plurality of worlds - is burned at the stake by the Inquisition in Rome
History February 16, 1778 John Adams prepares to sail for France
History February 16, 1786 James Monroe marries Elizabeth Kortright
History February 16, 1804 The most daring act of the age
History February 16, 1848 Chopin plays his final Paris concert
History February 16, 1862 Ft. Donelson captured by Gen. Grant
History February 16, 1862 Capture of Fort Donelson
History February 16, 1878 Silver dollars made legal
History February 16, 1883 Ladies Home Journal begins publication
History February 16, 1894 John Wesley Hardin is pardoned
History February 16, 1914 1st airplane flight to LA from SF
History February 16, 1916 Russians capture Erzerum
History February 16, 1918 Lithuania declares independence from Germany
History February 16, 1923 Howard Carter finds the Pharoah Tutankhamun
History February 16, 1933 David O. Selznick returns to MGM
History February 16, 1937 Nylon patented - WH Carothers
History February 16, 1938 US Federal Crop Insurance program authorized
History February 16, 1945 US forces land on Corregidor - complete conquest on March 3
History February 16, 1945 Bataan recaptured
History February 16, 1946 1st commercially designed helicopter tested - Bridgeport Ct
History February 16, 1951 Joseph Stalin attacks the United Nations
History February 16, 1951 SF City Hall dome fire
History February 16, 1959 Castro sworn in
History February 16, 1961 1st all solid propellant rocket put in orbit-Wallops Island - Va
History February 16, 1964 Beatles second appearance on Ed Sullivan
History February 16, 1968 Tet Offensive results in many new refugees
History February 16, 1983 Brush fires ravage South Australia
History February 16, 1984 Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympic gold in downhill skiing
History February 16, 1997 Jeff Gordon becomes youngest Daytona winner
February 16, 1812 Henry Wilson ,(R), 18th VP (1873-75)
February 16, 1838 Henry Adams, historian
February 16, 1876 G.M. Trevelyan, historian
February 16, 1884 Robert Flaherty, father of documentary film (Nanook of the North)
February 16, 1886 Writer Van Wyck Brooks
February 16, 1893 Ivor Armstrong Richards, English literary critic
February 16, 1901 Wayne King, saxophonist & band leader (the Waltz King)
February 16, 1903 Edgar Bergen, talks to wood
February 16, 1909 Jeffrey Lynn, Actor
February 16, 1911 Hal Porter, Australian writer (The Tilted Cross & The Paper Chase)
February 16, 1920 Patty Andrews, singer -- Andrews Sisters in Minneapolis
February 16, 1940 Sonny Bono, singer
February 16, 1944 Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford is born
February 16, 1959 John McEnroe, tennis player
February 16, 1600 Giordano Bruno - advocate of Copernican theory & plurality of worlds - is burned at the stake by the Inquisition in Rome
February 16, 1778 John Adams prepares to sail for France
February 16, 1786 James Monroe marries Elizabeth Kortright
February 16, 1804 The most daring act of the age
February 16, 1848 Chopin plays his final Paris concert
February 16, 1862 Ft. Donelson captured by Gen. Grant
February 16, 1862 Capture of Fort Donelson
February 16, 1878 Silver dollars made legal
February 16, 1883 Ladies Home Journal begins publication
February 16, 1894 John Wesley Hardin is pardoned
February 16, 1914 1st airplane flight to LA from SF
February 16, 1916 Russians capture Erzerum
February 16, 1918 Lithuania declares independence from Germany
February 16, 1923 Howard Carter finds the Pharoah Tutankhamun
February 16, 1933 David O. Selznick returns to MGM
February 16, 1937 Nylon patented - WH Carothers
February 16, 1938 US Federal Crop Insurance program authorized
February 16, 1945 US forces land on Corregidor - complete conquest on March 3
February 16, 1945 Bataan recaptured
February 16, 1946 1st commercially designed helicopter tested - Bridgeport Ct
February 16, 1951 Joseph Stalin attacks the United Nations
February 16, 1951 SF City Hall dome fire
February 16, 1959 Castro sworn in
February 16, 1961 1st all solid propellant rocket put in orbit-Wallops Island - Va
February 16, 1964 Beatles second appearance on Ed Sullivan
February 16, 1968 Tet Offensive results in many new refugees
February 16, 1983 Brush fires ravage South Australia
February 16, 1984 Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympic gold in downhill skiing
February 16, 1997 Jeff Gordon becomes youngest Daytona winner