What Happened On May 16

What Happened On May 16 Events

1605 May 16 Camillo Borghese (Paul V) elected Pope
Pope Paul V (Rome, 17 September 1552 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was Pope from 16 May 1605 until his death. When Pope Leo XI died, 1605, Cardinal Borghese became Pope ov...
1785 May 16 State of Franklin Petitions for Statehood But Is Not Admitted Into The Union; State Dissolves by 1790
STRANGE BUT TRUE - From the Library of Congress Letters of Delegates to Congress: Volume 22 November 1, 1784 - November 6, 1785 A letter from Richard Dobbs Spaight to Richard Caswel...
1804 May 16 Elizabeth Palmer Peabody is Born
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, the educator who opened the first English-language kindergarten in the United States, was born on May 16, 1804, in Billerica, Massachusetts. Long before most ed...
1863 May 16 Battle of Champion Hill
The Battle of Champion Hill, or Bakers Creek, fought May 16, 1863, was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Union commander Major General Ulysses S. Gra...
1864 May 16 Battle of Mansura
Other Names: Smith’s Place, Marksville Location: Avoyelles Parish Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864) Date(s): May 16, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks ...
1868 May 16 Vote On President Johnson's Impeachment
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...
1888 May 16 Tesla Delivers Lecture: A New System of Alternating Current Motors and Transformers
At an AIEE meeting on May 16, 1888, Nikola Tesla delivered a lecture entitled A New System of Alternating Current Motors and Transformers, describing the equipment which allowed efficient...
1917 May 16
to 1917 Jun 5
 Selective Service Act Passed - 9,586,508 Men Enroll
The creation of a new American Army, adequate in numbers to cope if need be with the full strength of the Germanic Allies, was now the chief task of Congress. Deeming it impractical to de...
1929 May 16 1st Academy Awards
The 1st Academy Awards were presented on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Tickets cost $5 and fewer than 250 people attended. The ceremony lasted o...
1943 May 16 "Ossessione" Is Released
Ossessione (Obsession) is a 1942 film based on the novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice, by James M. Cain. Luchino Visconti’s first feature film, it is considered by many to be the first...
1973 May 16 "The Day Of The Jackal" Is Released
The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 film set in August 1963, based on a novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, it stars Edward Fox as the assassin known only...
1976 May 16 Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup
The 1976 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the defending champion Philadelphia Flyers, making their third-straight Final appearance and the Montreal Canadiens. Th...
1982 May 16 New York Islanders win Stanley Cup
The 1982 Stanley Cup Finals was played between the Vancouver Canucks in their first Finals appearance and the defending champion New York Islanders, in their third Finals appearance. The ...
1983 May 16 "Piece of Mind" by Iron Maiden Is Released
Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released in 1983 (see 1983 in music) on EMI, and on Capitol in the US; it was reissued ...
1986 May 16 Top Gun released
Top Gun is a 1986 American film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer in association with Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and...
1988 May 16 "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1" by Frank Zappa Is Released
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 is a double disc set of live tracks by Frank Zappa. It was released in 1988 under the label Rykodisc.
1990 May 16 Ice Cube Releases "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted"
O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career as a member of the rap group N....
1991 May 16 "The Baby Shower" - Season 2 Episode 10 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Baby Shower" is the fifteenth episode of Seinfeld. The episode was the tenth episode for the show's second season. It aired on May 16, 1991. Plot Summary: Elaine holds a baby sho...
1994 May 16 Apple Releases PowerBook 500
The PowerBook 500 series (codenamed Blackbird) was a range of Apple Macintosh PowerBook portable computers first introduced by Apple Computer with the 540c model on 16 May 1994. The 500 s...
1996 May 16 "The Invitiations" - Season 7 Episode 24 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Invitations" is the 24th and final episode of the seventh season of Seinfeld and the 134th overall episode. It originally aired on May 16, 1996. It is notable as being the last episo...
1999 May 16 Season 6 Of The X-Files Ends
The sixth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing on the Fox Broadcasting Network in the United States on November 8, 1998, concluding on the same cha...
2000 May 16 Motörhead release We Are Motörhead
We Are Motörhead is the fifteenth album by the British band Motörhead. It was released in 2000, and features a cover of the punk band The Sex Pistols' song "God Save the Queen", for which...
2000 May 16 Pearl Jam releases Binaural
Binaural is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on May 16, 2000 through Epic Records. Following a full-scale tour in support of its previous a...
2002 May 16 Final Fantasy XI is released on Playstation 2
Final Fantasy XI, also known as Final Fantasy XI Online, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Square (later Square Enix) as part of the ...
2002 May 16 Final Fantasy XI Launches
Final Fantasy XI (ファイナルファンタジーXI Fainaru Fantajī Irebun?), also known as Final Fantasy XI Online, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Sq...
2002 May 16 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the fifth film to be released in the Star War...
2004 May 16 Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 3-1
TORONTO -- Maybe it was meant to end with a whimper. Riddled with injuries and fatigue, the Red Sox yesterday ended a 19-day, 20-game odyssey so ravaged by attrition that they almost need...
2005 May 16 Oakland Athletics defeat Boston Red Sox, 6-4
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Red Sox are staying in San Francisco this week, just off Powell Street, where the cable cars rattle their way through traffic. The team stays across the bay, rather...
2006 May 16 Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 6-5
BALTIMORE -- The 95-mile-per-hour Curt Schilling fastball Jay Gibbons turned around in the fifth inning for a booming two-run homer had pulled Baltimore all the way back, into a 5-4 lead,...
2006 May 16 First MacBook Released
The MacBook is a brand of Macintosh notebook computers by Apple Inc. First introduced in May 2006, it replaced the iBook and 12" PowerBook series of notebooks as a part of the Apple Intel...
2007 May 16 Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 2-1
TORONTO -- Less than a week ago, it was the Orioles' opponent the past three days that was the reeling team. The Toronto Blue Jays had been ravaged by injuries and discarded into last pla...
2008 May 16 Baltimore Orioles defeat Washington Nationals, 5-3
The Orioles' starting pitcher clearly lacked his best stuff and admittedly spent most of five busy innings last night in damage control mode. The team ran itself out of several innings, a...
2008 May 16
to 2008 May 18
 Chicago Mayfest 2008
This is the festival that traditionally kicks off Chicago's neighborhood festival season. Located at the intersection of Ashland and Barry in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, the festiva...
2008 May 16 Cleveland Cavaliers defeat Boston Celtics, 74-69
CLEVELAND - It's do-or-die déjà vu for the Celtics. To a point. This situation is even more dire. The Celtics will be playing another Game 7. And it will be on a Sunday again. But inst...
2008 May 16 Ijegun Pipeline Explosion
Residents, above, view the charred wreckage of their homes and possessions yesterday as rescuers worked to reunite families and register missing victims from a Nigeria pipeline fire that ...
2008 May 16 "Jonas Brothers: Living The Dream" Is Released
Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream is a reality television series and a Disney Channel Original Short Series that followed the life of the Pop band Jonas Brothers, as they went on their Nor...
2008 May 16 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian released
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a 2008 epic fantasy film based on Prince Caspian, the second published novel in C. S. Lewis's fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. It is t...
2009 May 16 Baltimore Orioles defeat Kansas City Royals, 3-2
Ready for the weekend Heading into Saturday night, the Orioles hadn't won on the road on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday this season. They were 0-7 on those days, losing all three on Frid...
2009 May 16 Boston Red Sox beat Seattle Mariners 5 - 3 in game 37 of season
Red Sox - 220 010 000 - 5 6 1 Mariners - 020 100 000 - 3 6 0 Josh Beckett went much deeper in the game than expected after throwing 77 pitches through four innings. He ended up w...
2009 May 16 Boston Red Sox defeat Seattle Mariners, 5-3
SEATTLE - Russell Branyan stood on third, with one run in and no outs. The Sox were in danger of losing a four-run lead yet again. It had already happened twice before on this road trip, ...
2009 May 16 New York Mets defeat San Francisco Giants, 9-6
SAN FRANCISCO - Johan Santana finally received run support. Fielding help? Not so much. Still, the Mets continued to steamroll through the first stop of their three-city, 10-game trip....
2009 May 16 New York Yankees defeat Minnesota Twins, 6-4
Joba Chamberlain did not have time to think before Saturday's game. And that was a good thing. After seeing him struggle to start games this season, the Yankees tweaked Chamberlain's p...
2009 May 16 "Slice Of Life" Airs
When Joe, Nick and Kevin all fall for Maria the pizza girl, they compete with each other to impress her. Note: Episode often referred to as "Pizza Girl" Song(s): Pizza Girl Guest Sta...
2010 May 16 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 92-88
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Magic will open a new Amway Arena next season. It’s unlikely they’ll invite Ray Allen to the ribbon cutting. Yesterday at aging Amway, Allen showed flashes of his y...
2010 May 16 Chicago Cubs defeat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3
Pinch-hitter Xavier Nady lined a go-ahead single in the eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs rallied to defeat Pittsburgh 4-3 Sunday, their first victory over the Pirates after seven straigh...
2010 May 16 Cincinnati Reds defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2
CINCINNATI -- Center fielder/philosopher Colby Rasmus described Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo's assortment as "doo-doo" and "a bunch of slop" following the Reds' 7-2 tak...
2010 May 16 Detroit Tigers defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-1
DETROIT — Take your frustration as a fan and multiply it by 10. That’s the frustration felt by Red Sox players, manager Terry Francona, and the whole organization. This season is drivi...
2010 May 16 Florida Marlins defeat New York Mets, 10-8
2010 May 16 Hank Jones Dies
Hank Jones, whose self-effacing nature belied his stature as one of the most respected jazz pianists of the postwar era, died on Sunday in the Bronx. He was 91. His death, at Calvary H...
2010 May 16 Kansas City Royals defeat Chicago White Sox, 5-3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Brian Bannister pitched six strong innings, Jose Guillen drove in three runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 Sunday. Bannister, who had l...