Birthday May 16, 1763 Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist, discoverer of chromium, beryllium
Birthday May 16, 1801 William H. Seward, bought Alaska
Birthday May 16, 1824 Levi Parsons Morton, (R), 22nd US VP (1889-93)
Birthday May 16, 1905 Henry Fonda, Actor (Mr. Roberts) Grand Is Nebraska
Birthday May 16, 1912 Studs Terkel, author (Working)
Birthday May 16, 1913 Woody Herman, Bandleader
Birthday May 16, 1919 Liberace (Wladziu Liberace), candelabrist
Birthday May 16, 1924 Frank F. Mankiewicz, columnist
Birthday May 16, 1928 Billy Martin, baseball manager (NY Yankees, Oakland A's)
Birthday May 16, 1931 Lowell Weicker, R-Conn, Sen
Birthday May 16, 1952 Pierce Brosnan, in Israel
Birthday May 16, 1955 Debra Winger, in Columbus Oh (Officer & Gentleman)
Birthday May 16, 1955 Olga Korbut, Soviet Olympic gymnast
Birthday May 16, 1966 Janet Jackson, singer/Michael's sister
Birthday May 16, 1975 A nurse steals another woman's unborn baby
History May 16, 1571 Johannes Kepler - by his own calculations - is conceived at 4:37 AM
History May 16, 1717 Voltaire is imprisoned in the Bastille
History May 16, 1763 James Boswell meets Samuel Johnson - in London
History May 16, 1770 Louis marries Marie Antoinette
History May 16, 1770 Marie Antoinette marries future King Louis XVI of France
History May 16, 1777 Georgia Patriot Button Gwinnett receives fatal wound in duel
History May 16, 1849 New York City establishes hospital for cholera victims
History May 16, 1863 Union wins the Battle of Champion Hill
History May 16, 1866 Congress authorizes nickel 5› piece (replaces silver half-dime)
History May 16, 1868 President Johnson acquitted in Senate - by 1 vote
History May 16, 1868 Senate acquits Johnson of high crimes and misdemeanors
History May 16, 1872 Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time
History May 16, 1881 Outlaw Dick Fellows is released
History May 16, 1914 Ewing Field - near Masonic Street - opens
History May 16, 1918 U.S. Congress passes Sedition Act
History May 16, 1920 Joan of Arc was canonized in Rome
History May 16, 1927 Bob Meusel steals 2nd 3rd & Home
History May 16, 1929 1st Academy Awards (Best film is Wings)
History May 16, 1929 First Academy Awards ceremony
History May 16, 1943 As Brits launch Operation Chastise, Germans launch Operation Gypsy Baron
History May 16, 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising ends
History May 16, 1948 Israel issues its 1st stamps
History May 16, 1955 American author & critic James Agee died in NY
History May 16, 1956 Kraft Theatre presented an act from Profiles in Courage
History May 16, 1956 GM dedicates new technical center
History May 16, 1957 Yanks involved in Copacabana Incident - leads to Billy Martin trade
History May 16, 1960 U.S.-Soviet summit meeting collapses
History May 16, 1963 Gordon Cooper completes 22 Earth orbits in Faith 7
History May 16, 1964 Mary Wells gives Motown Records its first #1 hit with My Guy
History May 16, 1965 Accident at Bien Hoa kills 27 U.S. servicemen
History May 16, 1968 Protests mount in France
History May 16, 1968 Navy Corpsman receives Medal of Honor for action
History May 16, 1969 Venera 5 lands on Venus
History May 16, 1971 1st class postage now costs 8› (was 6›)
History May 16, 1972 U.S. bombing destroys main fuel line
History May 16, 1975 Japanese woman scales Everest
History May 16, 1975 Japanese Junko Tabei became 1st woman to reach Mt Everest's summit
History May 16, 1980 Magic plays center as a rookie, wins championship
History May 16, 1982 Canucks 1-Isles 3 - Stanley Cup- Isles win cup 4-0 (15-4)
History May 16, 1983 Isles win 3rd Cup in row def Canucks in Vancouver 3-1 in game 4
History May 16, 2014 Pioneering TV journalist Barbara Walters signs off
May 16, 1763 Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist, discoverer of chromium, beryllium
May 16, 1801 William H. Seward, bought Alaska
May 16, 1824 Levi Parsons Morton, (R), 22nd US VP (1889-93)
May 16, 1905 Henry Fonda, Actor (Mr. Roberts) Grand Is Nebraska
May 16, 1912 Studs Terkel, author (Working)
May 16, 1913 Woody Herman, Bandleader
May 16, 1919 Liberace (Wladziu Liberace), candelabrist
May 16, 1924 Frank F. Mankiewicz, columnist
May 16, 1928 Billy Martin, baseball manager (NY Yankees, Oakland A's)
May 16, 1931 Lowell Weicker, R-Conn, Sen
May 16, 1952 Pierce Brosnan, in Israel
May 16, 1955 Debra Winger, in Columbus Oh (Officer & Gentleman)
May 16, 1955 Olga Korbut, Soviet Olympic gymnast
May 16, 1966 Janet Jackson, singer/Michael's sister
May 16, 1975 A nurse steals another woman's unborn baby
May 16, 1571 Johannes Kepler - by his own calculations - is conceived at 4:37 AM
May 16, 1717 Voltaire is imprisoned in the Bastille
May 16, 1763 James Boswell meets Samuel Johnson - in London
May 16, 1770 Louis marries Marie Antoinette
May 16, 1770 Marie Antoinette marries future King Louis XVI of France
May 16, 1777 Georgia Patriot Button Gwinnett receives fatal wound in duel
May 16, 1849 New York City establishes hospital for cholera victims
May 16, 1863 Union wins the Battle of Champion Hill
May 16, 1866 Congress authorizes nickel 5› piece (replaces silver half-dime)
May 16, 1868 President Johnson acquitted in Senate - by 1 vote
May 16, 1868 Senate acquits Johnson of high crimes and misdemeanors
May 16, 1872 Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time
May 16, 1881 Outlaw Dick Fellows is released
May 16, 1914 Ewing Field - near Masonic Street - opens
May 16, 1918 U.S. Congress passes Sedition Act
May 16, 1920 Joan of Arc was canonized in Rome
May 16, 1927 Bob Meusel steals 2nd 3rd & Home
May 16, 1929 1st Academy Awards (Best film is Wings)
May 16, 1929 First Academy Awards ceremony
May 16, 1943 As Brits launch Operation Chastise, Germans launch Operation Gypsy Baron
May 16, 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising ends
May 16, 1948 Israel issues its 1st stamps
May 16, 1955 American author & critic James Agee died in NY
May 16, 1956 Kraft Theatre presented an act from Profiles in Courage
May 16, 1956 GM dedicates new technical center
May 16, 1957 Yanks involved in Copacabana Incident - leads to Billy Martin trade
May 16, 1960 U.S.-Soviet summit meeting collapses
May 16, 1963 Gordon Cooper completes 22 Earth orbits in Faith 7
May 16, 1964 Mary Wells gives Motown Records its first #1 hit with My Guy
May 16, 1965 Accident at Bien Hoa kills 27 U.S. servicemen
May 16, 1968 Protests mount in France
May 16, 1968 Navy Corpsman receives Medal of Honor for action
May 16, 1969 Venera 5 lands on Venus
May 16, 1971 1st class postage now costs 8› (was 6›)
May 16, 1972 U.S. bombing destroys main fuel line
May 16, 1975 Japanese woman scales Everest
May 16, 1975 Japanese Junko Tabei became 1st woman to reach Mt Everest's summit
May 16, 1980 Magic plays center as a rookie, wins championship
May 16, 1982 Canucks 1-Isles 3 - Stanley Cup- Isles win cup 4-0 (15-4)
May 16, 1983 Isles win 3rd Cup in row def Canucks in Vancouver 3-1 in game 4
May 16, 2014 Pioneering TV journalist Barbara Walters signs off