Volume 13 , Issue 20

This Day In History (May 16)

On May 16, 1868, the United States Senate failed by one vote to convict President Andrew Johnson as it took its first ballot on one of 11 articles of impeachment against him. (Johnson was acquitted of all charges.)

On May 16, 1882, Anne O'Hare McCormick, the American journalist who became the first woman on the editorial board of The New York Times, was born. Following her death on May 29, 1954, her obituary appeared in The Times.

Also - On This Date (May 16):
1770 - Marie Antoinette, age 14, married the future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15.

1920 - Joan of Arc was canonized.

1929 - The first Academy Awards were presented during a banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

1966 - The album "Blonde on Blonde" by Bob Dylan was released.

1966 - The album "Pet Sounds" by the Beach Boys was released.

1975 - Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

1990 - Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. died at age 64.

1990 - "Muppets" creator Jim Henson died at age 53.

1991 - Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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