1888 CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia; 1891 George A. Hormel & Co establishes Geo. A.Hormel & Co. (Hormel Foods Corporation) in Austin, Minnesota; 1894 Fire in Boston destroys the South End Grounds baseball stadium and 200 other buildings; 1902 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3

May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 229 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 946 – Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan.

May 16, 1929; Mikhail Kalashnikov Meets Eugene Stoner The inventor of the AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov (right), meets the inventor of the M-16, Eugene Stoner (left) May 16, 1990; Weekly Quiz for May 13 - 19 Test your knowledge of historical events in our multi-choice weekly history quiz for May 13 - 19. Number 7 will leave you truly stumped then ...

On This Day In History - May 16: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.

May 16th is also known as Drawing Day and Sea Monkey Day. This day marks the 136 th day of 2025, and there’s another 229 days remaining until the end of the year.. You’re about to unearth some of the fascinating historical events that all fell on the day of May 16 including music, celebrity shenanigans, sports and more.

On May 16, 1868, the U.S. Senate voted 35 to 19, one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict President Andrew Johnson of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” as he was charged under the eleventh article of impeachment. Ten days later, on May 26, the Senate also failed by the same margin (35 to 19) to convict Johnson on articles two and three.

The publication of the May 16 notification marks the beginning of the political campaign, which was initiated by Mao Zedong and lasted ten years. Its objective was to strengthen communism by removing capitalist, traditional and cultural elements from Chinese society. 1960 Theodore Maiman fires the first functional laser

2020年5月16日 · Queen Elizabeth II is applauded by Vice President Dan Quayle and House Speaker Thomas Foley before her address to the U.S. Congress on Thursday, May 16, 1991 in Washington. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

On May 16, 2014, broadcast journalist and TV personality Barbara Walters retires from ABC News and as co-host of the daytime program “The View.” In a landmark career that spanned some 50 years ...

May 16: Facts & Myths About This Day. May 16 is the 136 th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 229 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday. Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 3, 2025 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian ...