November 16 - This day in History

November 16: General Interest
1532: Pizarro traps Incan emperor Atahualpa

On November 16, 1532, Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish explorer and conquistador, springs a trap on the Incan emperor, Atahualpa. With fewer than 200 men against several thousand, Pizarro lures Atahualpa to a feast in the emperor's honor... 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