Today is Thursday, May 16, the 137th day of 2024. There are 229 days left in the year.In 1770, Marie Antoinette, age 14, married the future King Louis XVI of
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on May 16:1900 - Joan of Arc canonised.1975 - Junko Tabei of Japan became the first woman to climb Everest.1986 - Members of the military junta that led Argentina to defeat in the 1982 Falklands war with Britain were sentenced to between eight
Local history 50 years ago: 1974 Terri McCoy was chosen as Altoona Salvation Army Sunbeam Guide of the Year in ceremonies at the SA Citadel. Mrs. Ivan Glass was director of the Sunbeam youth group. 25 years ago: 1999 The Keystone Chapter of the Antique Truck Club of America, Terry Alexander and Blair Hileman members, […]
On May 16, 1943, the nearly month-long Warsaw Ghetto Uprising came to an end as German forces crushed the Jewish resistance and blew up the Great Synagogue.