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Today In History
On The Way To Today... April 16th
1175 - Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, abandoned the siege of
Alessandria and signed the Treaty of Montebello with the Lombard
League.
1705 - Queen Anne of England knighted Isaac Newton. Newton is regarded
as one of history's greatest scientists. He is perhaps best remembered
for his theory of universal gravitation, which was published in his
work popularly known as Principia. Newton's work in physics and
mathematics completely revolutionized science.
1746 - The Duke of Cumberland's forces defeated the Jacobite Scots
under Prince Charles Edward at the Battle of Culloden, near Inverness,
Scotland. The Scots lost more than 1,000 men and most of the remaining
prisoners were massacred.
1787 - The Contrast, by Robert Tyler, became the first professional
United States play to be presented on the stage.
1856 - The Declaration of Paris was signed. It recognized the
principle of free ships and free goods and defined contraband and
blockade.
1900 - The first book of postage stamps was issued, selling two-cent
stamps in books of 12, 24 and 48 stamps.
established by Andrew Carnegie, who donated $10,000,000 of personal
money to create the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching.
1912 - United States pilot Harriet Quimby became the first woman to
fly the English Channel.
1917 - The second Battle of the Aisne River in northern France began
when commander Robert Nivelle launched an offensive between Soisons
and Reims; the offensive ended on May 9 with enormous casualties.
1922 - The Soviet Union and Germany signed the Treaty of Rapallo,
forcing Germany to recognized the Soviet Union, thus restoring
diplomatic and trade relations.
1935 - The radio comedy program, Fibber McGee and Molly, starring Jim
and Marian Jordan, premiered on the NBC Blue Network.
1937 - One of Stan Laurel's and Oliver Hardy's best features, Way Out
West, opened in theaters. Critics liked it, saying the film moved
well, and the comic duo performed a charming soft-shoe dance. The film
was nominated for an Oscar for Best Film Score.
1941 - German troops entered Sarajevo and the city's main synagogue
was destroyed.
1945 - Troops of the United States 7th Army entered the German city of
Nuremberg.
1947 - A French freighter with a cargo of nitrates exploded at Texas
City, Texas, killing more than 500 people.
1948 - The Organization for European Economic Co-operation was set up
in Paris.
1951 - The British submarine Affray sank in the English Channel with
the loss of 75 lives.
1953 - The new British royal yacht Britannia was launched, just months
before Queen Elizabeth's coronation.
1953 - Titanic, starring Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert
Wagner, and Thelma Ritter, opened in United States theaters. Filmed in
black and white, this gripping film about the sinking of the mighty
ship Titanic won an Oscar for Best Script for producer Charles
Brackett, Walter Reisch, and Richard Breen.
1959 - The Bolshoi Ballet made its debut American appearance at the
Metropolitan Opera House with a performance of Romeo and Juliet.
1964 - Nine men received sentences of between 25 and 30 years for
their part in Britain's 1963 Great Train Robbery.
1972 - Apollo 16 was launched to make the fifth manned moon landing.
1982 - Queen Elizabeth proclaimed Canada's new constitution, severing
the last colonial links with Britain.
1987 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warned United
States radio stations to indecent language use on the airwaves. The
FCC noted some stations had gone beyond the seven dirty words comedian
George Carlin immortalized in a routine from the early 1970s.
1988 - Palestinian commando chief Khalil el-Wazir, also known as Abu
Jihad, was assassinated in Tunis.
1992 - Italian financier Carlo de Benedetti and 32 others were
convicted of fraud in connection with the 1982 collapse of Banco
Ambrosiano.
1996 - An Italian court found disgraced former Prime Minister Bettino
Craxi guilty on further charges of corruption and sentenced him to
eight years and three months in prison.
1996 - Queen Elizabeth's second son, Prince Andrew, and his wife
Sarah, popularly known as Fergie, announced they were to divorce after
10 years of marriage.
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