November 16 - The Day in History

November 16 : General Interest 1532: Pizarro traps Incan emperor Atahualpa On June 5, 1933, the United States went off the gold standard, a monetary system in which currency is backed by gold, when Congress enacted a joint resolution nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold... read more American Revolution 1776 : Fort Washington Is Captured http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fort-washington-is-captured Automotive 1901 : Riker Torpedo Racer sets the world speed record for electric cars http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riker-torpedo-racer-sets-the-world-speed-record-for-electric-cars Civil War 1863 : Rebels fail to defeat Yankees at the Battle of Campbell Station http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/-battle-of-campbell-station-tennessee Cold War 1945 : German scientists brought to United States to work on rocket technology http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-scientists-brought-to-united-states-to-work-on-rocket-technology Crime 1957 : Ed Gein kills final victim Bernice Worden http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ed-gein-kills-final-victim-bernice-worden Disaster 1999 : Construction begins on deadly bonfire http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/construction-begins-on-deadly-bonfire General Interest 1776 : Hessians capture Fort Washington http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hessians-capture-fort-washington 1907 : Oklahoma enters the Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oklahoma-enters-the-union 1988 : Benazir Bhutto elected leader of Pakistan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benazir-bhutto-elected-leader-of-pakistan Hollywood 2001 : First Harry Potter film opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-harry-potter-film-opens Literary 1849 : Fyodor Dostoevsky is sentenced to death http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fyodor-dostoevsky-is-sentenced-to-death Music 1959 : The Sound of Music premieres on Broadway http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-sound-of-music-premieres-on-broadway Old West 1821 : Becknell opens trade on the Santa Fe Trail http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/becknell-opens-trade-on-the-santa-fe-trail Presidential 1973 : Nixon supports construction of the Alaskan oil pipeline http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-supports-construction-of-the-alaskan-oil-pipeline Sports 1957 : Notre Dame ends Oklahoma record winning streak http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/notre-dame-ends-oklahoma-record-winning-streak Vietnam War 1961 : Kennedy decides to increase military aid to Saigon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-decides-to-increase-military-aid-to-saigon 1970 : Ky defends South Vietnamese operations in Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ky-defends-south-vietnamese-operations-in-cambodia 1971 : U.S. provides support to beleaguered Cambodians http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-provides-support-to-beleaguered-cambodians World War I 1914 : New Fatherland League launched in Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-fatherland-league-launched-in-germany World War II 1941 : Goebbels publishes his screed of hate http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/goebbels-publishes-his-screed-of-hate

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