July 16 - The Day in History

July 16 : General Interest 1945: Atom bomb successfully tested On this day in 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project comes to an explosive end as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico... read more American Revolution 1779 : Anthony Wayne earns nickname http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anthony-wayne-earns-nickname Automotive 1935 : World's first parking meter installed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-first-parking-meter-installed Civil War 1863 : Draft riots continue to rock New York City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/draft-riots-continue-to-rock-new-york-city Cold War 1945 : United States conducts first test of the atomic bomb http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-conducts-first-test-of-the-atomic-bomb Crime 1979 : An army doctor is accused of stabbing his family to death http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-army-doctor-is-accused-of-stabbing-his-family-to-death Disaster 1990 : Earthquake wreaks havoc in the Philippines http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-wreaks-havoc-in-the-philippines General Interest 1769 : First Catholic mission in California dedicated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-catholic-mission-in-california-dedicated 1969 : Apollo 11 departs Earth http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iapollo-11i-departs-earth 1999 : JFK Jr. killed in plane crash http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfk-jr-killed-in-plane-crash Hollywood 1967 : Funnyman Will Ferrell born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/funnyman-will-ferrell-born Literary 1951 : Catcher in the Rye is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/catcher-in-the-rye-is-published Music 1966 : Tommy James and the Shondells are rescued from oblivion by their #1 hit "Hanky Panky" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tommy-james-and-the-shondells-are-rescued-from-oblivion-by-their-1-hit-quothanky-pankyquot Old West 1808 : Lewis and Clark help form Missouri Fur Company http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lewis-and-clark-help-form-missouri-fur-company Presidential 1790 : Congress declares Washington, D.C., new capital http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-declares-washington-dc-new-capital 2002 : Bush unveils strategy for homeland security http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bush-unveils-strategy-for-homeland-security Sports 1948 : Durocher leaves Dodgers to manage Giants http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/durocher-leaves-dodgers-to-manage-giants Vietnam War 1965 : McNamara visits South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcnamara-visits-south-vietnam 1973 : Senate begins investigations into secret bombing of Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/senate-begins-investigations-into-secret-bombing-of-cambodia World War I 1918 : Romanov family executed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/romanov-family-executed World War II 1940 : Marshal Petain becomes premier of occupied France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marshal-petain-becomes-premier-of-occupied-france 1945 : The first atomic bomb test is successfully exploded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-atomic-bomb-test-is-successfully-exploded

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