Today In History - April 16

1346 King Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece
1509 French army under Louis XII enters Alps
1521 Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms
1632 Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed supreme commander
1705 Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College
1724 1st Easter observed
1746 Battle at Culloden: Troops of "James VIII and III" defeat Charles Stuart
1777 Battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits
1787 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in New York City
1789 George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration
1849 Opera "Il Profeta," premieres in Paris
1854 Franz Liszt's "Mazeppa," premieres
1854 San Salvador destroyed by earthquake
1854 Steamer "Long Beach" sinks off Long Beach NY, 311 die
1861 U.S. president Lincoln outlaws business with confederate states
1862 Slavery abolished in District of Columbia
1866 Karakozov attempts to assassinate Tsar Alexander II of Russia
1866 Nitroglycerine at Wells Fargo and Co office explodes
1868 Louisiana voters approve new constitution
1869 Ebenezer Bassett, 1st U.S. Negro diplomat, begins service in Haiti
1870 Vaudeville Theatre Strand opens in London
1871 German Empire ends all anti-Jewish civil restrictions
1874 Dr. David Livingstones corpse arrives in Southampton
1883 Paul Kruger chosen president of Transvaal
1888 Drentse and Friese peat cutters go on strike
1900 U.S. Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps
1908 Natural Bridges National Monument forms near Lake Powell, Utah
1912 Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel
1917 Lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution
1921 Liberal Freedom League forms in The Hague
1922 Annie Oakley sets record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row
1922 German-Russia treaty signed in Italy, Soviet Union recognized
1924 1st radio-transmission of wireless: Matthaus Passion
1924 Child labor laws strengthened in Holland
1929 Cleveland Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a HR on 1st at bat
1929 New York Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers
1935 1st radio broadcast of "Fibber McGee and Molly"
1935 Babe Ruth's 1st NL game, for Boston Braves, included a HR
1938 Great-Britain recognizes Italian annexation of Abyssinia
1939 Stalin requests British, French and Russian anti-nazi pact
1939 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
1940 Cleveland Indian Bob Feller hurls an opening day no-hitter vs Chic, 1-0
1940 Heitor Villa-Lobos' opera "Izaht," premieres in Rio de Janeiro
1941 Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes
1942 Japanese occupying army on Java installs film censorship
1942 King George VI awards George Cross to Island of Malta
1945 German troops in Groningen surrender
1945 Red Army begins Battle of Berlin
1945 U.S. troops enter Nuremberg, Germany, during WW II
1945 U.S. troops land on He Shima Okinawa
1946 1st U.S. launch of captured V-2 rocket, White Sands, NM; 8 km alt
1946 NSB mayor of Rotterdam Neth, FE Muller sentence to 100 years in jail
1947 Explosions and fire on French ship Grandcamp
1947 Lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated in New York City
1947 Massive explosion and fire kills 522 in Texas City, Texas
1949 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1951 British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75
1952 "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 15 performances
1953 British royal yacht Britannica taken out of service
1953 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Palm Springs Golf Open
1953 Phillie's Connie Ryan gets 6 hits in a game
1953 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadians beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1
1954 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadians, 4 games to 3
1956 1st solar powered radios go on sale
1957 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadians beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1
1957 U.S.S.R. performs atmospheric nuclear test
1958 22nd Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 284
1958 French government of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis
1959 "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 44 performances
1959 Datu Abdul Rozak inaugurated as premier of Malaysia federation
1959 New York Yankees unveil their 1st message scoreboard
1959 Phils' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit
1961 15th Tony Awards: Becket and Bye Bye Birdie win
1961 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
1961 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
1962 Brazil nationalizes U.S. businesses
1962 Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News
1964 9 men sentenced 25-30 years for Britain's 1963 "Great Train Robbery"
1964 Geraldine Mock of U.S. is 1st woman to fly solo round the world
1965 Test flight of heavy Saturn S-1C-rocket
1966 Rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain
1967 "Walking Happy" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 161 performances
1967 Yankees beat Boston 7-6 in 18 innings
1972 "That's Entertainment" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 4 performances
1972 1st Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock
1972 2 giants pandas arrive in U.S., from China
1972 Chicago Cub Burt Hooton no-hits Phillies, 1-0
1974 "Words and Music" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 127 performances
1974 200,000 attend rock concert California Jam I in Ontario California
1975 Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh
1977 Alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia
1978 "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA New York City after 21 performances
1978 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
1978 St. Louis Card Bob Forsch no-hits Phillies, 5-0
1979 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks and Mets tie 1-1
1979 83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:27
1979 8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15
1979 Failed Palestinian attack on Zaventem Airport in Belgium
1979 Pulitzer prize awarded to Sam Shepard for "Buried child"
1980 Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis
1980 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1981 Columbia space shuttle returns
1982 Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution
1983 Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games
1984 13th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lorraine Moller of NZ in 2:29:28
1984 88th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:10:34
1984 Oakland A's Dave Kingman hits 3 home runs including a grand slam
1984 Pulitzer prize awarded to Mary Oliver for "American Primitive"
1985 "Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 79 performances
1985 Caps 1-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isle win series 3-2
1986 West Indies complete 5-0 demolition of England
1987 August Wilson's "Fences" wins 1987 Pulitzer Prize for drama
1987 FCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves
1987 Howard Stern and Infinity Broadcasting are warned by FCC
1987 Michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season
1987 Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction
1987 Pulitzer prize awarded to August Wilson for "Fences"
1989 1st Seniors Golf Tradition: Don Bies wins
1989 Berendrechtsluis opens in Antwerp, biggest flood lock in world
1989 Costa Rica beats U.S. 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989 Pat Bradley wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic
1990 "Piano Lesson" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 320 performances
1990 19th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:23
1990 94th Boston Marathon won by Gelindo Bordin of Italy in 2:08:19
1990 Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week
1991 M Leander and E Seago's musical "Matador," premieres in London
1992 "Metro" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 13 performances

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