Tuesday, May 16, 2023

History for May 16

History for May 16 - On-This-Day.com
Studs Terkel (Louis "Studs" Terkel) 1912 - Author, historian, actor, broadcaster
  • 1770 - Marie Antoinette, at age 14, married the future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15.
  • 1879 - The Treaty of Gandamak between Russia and England set up the Afghan state.
  • 1888 - The first demonstration of recording on a flat disc was demonstrated by Emile Berliner.
  • 1960 - Theodore Maiman, at Hughes Research Laboratory in California, demonstrated the first working laser.
  • 1965 - Spaghetti-O's were sold for the first time.
  • 1985 - Michael Jordan was named Rookie of the Year in the NBA.
  • 1988 - A report released by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop declared that nicotine was addictive in similar was as heroin and cocaine.

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