Thursday, May 16, 2024

History for May 16

History for May 16 - On-This-Day.com
Studs Terkel (Louis "Studs" Terkel) 1912 - Author, historian, actor, broadcaster
  • 1879 - The Treaty of Gandamak between Russia and England set up the Afghan state.
  • 1888 - The first demonstration of recording on a flat disc was demonstrated by Emile Berliner.
  • 1946 - Jack Mullin showed the world the first magnetic tape recorder.
  • 1960 - Theodore Maiman, at Hughes Research Laboratory in California, demonstrated the first working laser.
  • 1965 - Spaghetti-O's were sold for the first time.
  • 1987 - The Bobro 400 set sail from New York Harbor with 3,200 tons of garbage. The barge travelled 6,000 miles in search of a place to dump its load. It returned to New York Harbor after 8 weeks with the same load.

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