Sunday, April 16, 2023

History for April 16

History for April 16 - On-This-Day.com
Sir Peter Ustinov 1921 - Actor
  • 1818 - The U.S. Senate ratified Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border.
  • 1862 - In the U.S., slavery was abolished by law in the District of Columbia.
  • 1912 - Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
  • 1922 - Annie Oakley shot 100 clay targets in a row, to set a women's record.
  • 1972 - Two giant pandas arrived in the U.S. from China.
  • 1982 - Queen Elizabeth proclaimed Canada's new constitution in effect. The act severed the last colonial links with Britain.
  • 1983 - China shelled the Vietnam border in retaliation for raids.
  • 1992 - The House ethics committee listed 303 (democrat) current and former lawmakers who had overdrawn their House bank accounts.

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