January 16

Today's Events

  • 1777
    Vermont declares independence from NY
  • 1865
    SF Dramatic Chronicle started
  • 1870
    Virginia readmitted to US after Civil War
  • 1883
    Pendleton Act creates basis of federal civil service system
  • 1887
    Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes
  • 1909
    David Mawson & Mackay reach south magnetic pole
  • 1920
    18th Amendment prohibition went into effect; repealed in 1933
  • 1938
    William Pickering pioneer American stellar spectroscopist dies
  • 1956
    Egyptian President Nassar pledges to reconquer Palestine
  • 1969
    Soviet Soyuz 4 & Soyuz 5 perform 1st transfer of crew in space
  • 1973
    USSR's Lunakhod begins radio-controlled exploration of moon
  • 1977
    Cap's H Monahan scored on 2nd penalty shot against Islanders
  • 1978
    Soyuz 27 returns to Earth
  • 1979
    Iranian revolution overthrows shah
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