On This Day..... November 16

NOVEMBER 16TH

BIRTHDAYS:

ON THIS DAY:

IN 13, TIBERIUS MARCHES THROUGH THE STREETS OF ROME IN TRIUMPH AFTER THE ROMAN SIEGE OF GERMANY
IN 1532, FRANCISCO PIZARRO CAPTURES THE EMPEROR OF THE INCAN EMPIRE
IN 1676, THE FIRST PRISON IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES OPENS ON NANTUCKET

IN 1793, FRENCH REVOLUTIONARIES DROWN 90 PRIESTS IN THE LOIRE RIVER WHO ARE SUSPECTING OF BEING LOYAL TO THE FRENCH MONARCHY.
IN 1798, AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS, KENTUCKY BECOMES THE FIRST STATE TO REJECT AN ACT OF CONGRESS AND “NULLIFY” A LAW IT DEEMS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
IN 1801, THE NEW YORK EVENING POST PRINTS ITS FIRST EDITION
IN 1822, CAPTAIN WILLIAM BECKNELL ARRIVES IN SANTA FE FROM MISSOURRI, COMPLETING WHAT WOULD BECOME KNOWN AS “THE SANTA FE TRAIL”

IN 1875, WILLIAM BONWILL PATENTS THE DENTAL MALLET, PART OF HIS NEW PROCESS OF FILLING CAVITIES IN TEETH WITH GOLD
IN 1894, TURKISH TROOPS MASSACRE 6,000 ARMENIANS IN KURDISTAN
IN 1901, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT INVITES BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AND HIS FAMILY TO DINE IN THE WHITE HOUSE, PROMPTING CRITICISM FROM SOUTHERN STATES
IN 1907, OKLAHOMA BECOMES THE 46TH STATE OF THE U.S.

IN 1914, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FORMALLY OPENS THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
IN 1916, 1,000 PEOPLE DIE WHEN AN AMMUNITION FACTORY EXPLODES IN RUSSIA
IN 1920, QUEENSLAND AND NORTHERN TERRITORY AERIAL SERVICES LIMITED (QANTAS) BEGINS SERVICE IN AUSTRALIA

IN 1925, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ATHEISM BEGINS MEETING IN NEW YORK CITY
IN 1933, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ESTABLISHES DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE SOVIET LEADERS OF THE U.S.S.R.
IN 1936, GERMANY BEGINS AIR RAIDS OVER MADRID, SPAIN
IN 1938, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SYNTHESIZE A DRUG TO STIMULATE RESPIRATION AND CIRCULATION WITHOUT AFFECTING A WOMAN’S UTERUS, ALBERT HOFFMAN AND ARTHUR STOLL ACCIDENTALLY INVENT LSD. THEY WOULD NOT REALIZE ITS PSYCHEDELIC PROPERTIES UNTIL ACCIDENTALLY INGESTING SOME FIVE YEARS LATER

IN 1939, AL CAPONE IS FREED FROM ALCATRAZ
IN 1940, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBS HAMBURG, GERMANY IS RESPONSE TO THE LEVELING OF COVENTRY TWO DAYS EARLIER
IN 1945, THE FIRST JEWISH COLLEGE, YESHIVA COLLEGE, IS FOUNDED
IN 1945, THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) IS FOUNDED

IN 1947, 15,000 PEOPLE DEMONSTRATE IN THE STREETS OF BELGIUM OVER PERCEIVED LIGHT SENTENCES BEING HANDED OUT IN NAZI TRIALS
IN 1950, DR. BOB SMITH, THE CO-FOUNDER OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS DIES OF COLON CANCER AT 71
IN 1957, BILL RUSSELL GETS A RECORD 49 REBOUNDS IN A WIN OVER THE 76ERS

IN 1961, PRESIDENT KENNEDY COMMITS TO INCREASING MILITARY AID TO SOUTH VIETNAM WITHOUT SPECIFICALLY ADDING TROOPS
IN 1965, WALT DISNEY WORLD ADDS THE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE COMMUNITY OF TOMORROW (EPCOT CENTER)
IN 1966, THE TEMPTATIONS RELEASE THEIR “GREATEST HITS”

IN 1968, THE DERRY CITIZENS ACTION COMMITTEE MARCHES 15,000 PEOPLE THROUGH THE STREETS OF DERRY TO DEFY A BAN ON ORGANIZED MARCHES IN NORTHER IRELAND
IN 1968, THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE ALBUM “ELECTRIC LADYLAND” GOES TO #1
IN 1970, ELTON JOHN RECORDS A CONCERT IN NEW YORK CITY WHICH EVENTUALLY IS RELEASED AS HIS 11-17-70 ALBUM

IN 1979, PAUL MCCARTNEY RELEASES “WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS”
IN 1981, PRESIDENT REAGAN APPROVES A COVERT PLAN TO BLOCK NICARAGUAN AND EL SALVADORIAN AID FROM CUBA
IN 1981, 16 MILLION PEOPLE WATCH LUKE & LAURA MARRY ON “GENERAL HOSPITAL”

IN 1985, PRESIDENT REAGAN HEADS TO GENEVA TO MEET WITH MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
IN 1985, STARSHIP GOES TO #1 WITH “WE BUILT THIS CITY”
IN 1987, LISA BONET AND LENNY KRAVITZ MARRY
IN 1988, PAKISTAN HOLDS ITS FIRST FREE ELECTIONS IN 11 YEARS AND ELECTS THEIR FIRST EVER FEMALE PRIME MINISTER, BENAZIR BHUTTO

IN 1988, ROBIN GIVENS SUES HER EX-HUSBAND MIKE TYSON FOR LIBEL FOR $125 MILLION
IN 1988, PRESIDENT AND NANCY REAGAN HOST MARGARET THATCHER FOR A STATE DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE
IN 1989, “GYPSY” OPENS ON BROADWAY

IN 1993, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT BORIS YELTSIN SHUTS DOWN THE LENIN MUSEUM
IN 1993, JIM CARREY DIVORCES HIS FIRST WIFE MELISSA AFTER 6 YEARS
IN 1998, MONICA LEWINSKY SIGNS A BOOK DEAL FOR A TELL ALL ABOUT HER AFFAIR WITH PRESIDENT CLINTON

IN 1990, DR. DRE RELEASES “THE CHRONIC 2001”
IN 2000, PRESIDENT CLINTON IS THE FIRST SITTING U.S. PRESIDENT TO VISIT VIETNAM SINCE THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR
IN 2004, MARIO RELEASES “LET ME LOVE YOU”

IN 2010, AVRIL LAVIGNE DIVORCES SUM41 SINGER DERYCK WHIBLEY AFTER 3 YEARS
IN 2012, “CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS” BECOMES THE BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCH IN HISTORY WHEN IT GROSSES $500 MILLION IN ITS FIRST 24 HOURS

IN 2017, 19 COUNTRIES AGREE TO PHASE OUT COAL COMPLETELY AT THE UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE SUMMIT IN GERMANY
IN 2017, AL FRANKEN IS ACCUSED OF GROPING AND KISSING A WOMAN WITHOUT CONSENT
IN 2017, SERENA WILLIAMS MARRIES REDDIT FOUNDER ALEXIS OHANIAN