History for September 16

History for September 16 - On-This-Day.com:
J.C. Penney 1875, Allen Funt 1914, Lauren Bacall 1924 


B.B. King 1925, Peter Falk 1927, George Chakiris 1933 


Mickey Rourke 1956, David Copperfield 1956, Marc Anthony 1968 


1620 - The Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England. The ship arrived at Provincetown, MA, on November 21st and then at Plymouth, MA, on December 26th. There were 102 passengers onboard. 


1630 - The village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston. 


1782 - The Great Seal of the United States was impressed on document to negotiate a prisoner of war agreement with the British. It was the first official use of the impression. 


1810 - The Mexicans began a revolt against Spanish rule. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest of Spanish descent, declared Mexico's independence from Spain in the small town of Dolores. 


1908 - General Motors was founded by William Crapo "Billy" Durant. The company was formed by merging the Buick and Olds car companies. 


1940 - U.S. President Roosevelt signed into law the Selective Training and Service Act, which set up the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history. 


1963 - "The Outer Limits" premiered on ABC-TV. 


1968 - "The Andy Griffith Show" was seen for the final time on CBS. 


1972 - "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on CBS-TV. 


1974 - U.S. President Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for draft-evaders and deserters during the Vietnam War.