Thursday, November 16, 2023

History for November 16

History for November 16 - On-This-Day.com 
Elizabeth Drew 1935 - Journalist
  • 1871 - The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) was first chartered in the State of New York.
  • 1915 - Coca-Cola had its prototype for a contoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year.
  • 1952 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown.
  • 1973 - U.S. President Nixon signed the Alaska Pipeline measure into law.
  • 1981 - A vaccine for hepatitis B was approved. The vaccine had been developed at Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research.
  • 2000 - Bill Clinton became the first serving U.S. president to visit Communist Vietnam.

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