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  • World’s First Parking Meter Installed in Oklahoma City July 16, 1935
    1935 events

    World’s First Parking Meter Installed in Oklahoma City July 16, 1935

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    The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Date: July 16, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on July 16 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1935 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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  • Joe DiMaggio 56-Game Hitting Streak Record, July 16, 1941
    1941 events

    Joe DiMaggio 56-Game Hitting Streak Record, July 16, 1941

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    Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record. Date: July 16, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on July 16 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1941 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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  • Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup: Vichy France Arrests 13,152 Jews, July 16, 1942
    1942 events

    Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup: Vichy France Arrests 13,152 Jews, July 16, 1942

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    Holocaust: Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv): The government of Vichy France orders the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews who are held at the VΓ©lodrome d'Hiver in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz. Date: July 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on July 16 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1942…

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  • USS Indianapolis Departs San Francisco with Little Boy Parts, July 16, 1945
    1945 events

    USS Indianapolis Departs San Francisco with Little Boy Parts, July 16, 1945

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    World War II: The heavy cruiser USSΒ Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Island. Date: July 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on July 16 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1945 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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  • Manhattan Project: First Atomic Bomb Test Near Alamogordo July 16, 1945
    1945 events

    Manhattan Project: First Atomic Bomb Test Near Alamogordo July 16, 1945

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    Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico. Date: July 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on July 16 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1945 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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  • First Commercial Aircraft Hijacking: Miss Macao Seaplane Storming July 16, 1948
    1948 events

    First Commercial Aircraft Hijacking: Miss Macao Seaplane Storming July 16, 1948

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    The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane. Date: July 16, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on July 16 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1948 πŸ“… On This Day…

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  • Nazareth Falls to Israeli Troops in Operation Dekel, July 16, 1948
    1948 events

    Nazareth Falls to Israeli Troops in Operation Dekel, July 16, 1948

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    Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Date: July 16, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on July 16 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1948 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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  • Uruguay Beats Brazil to Win World Cup in Maracanazo, July 16, 1950
    1950 events

    Uruguay Beats Brazil to Win World Cup in Maracanazo, July 16, 1950

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    Uruguay beats hosts Brazil 2–1 to win the World Cup in a match dubbed as the Maracanazo. Date: July 16, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on July 16 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1950 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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  • Chaplain-Medic Massacre: American POWs Killed by North Korean Army, July 16, 1950
    1950 events

    Chaplain-Medic Massacre: American POWs Killed by North Korean Army, July 16, 1950

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    Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army. Date: July 16, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on July 16 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1950 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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  • J. D. Salinger Publishes The Catcher in the Rye July 16, 1951
    1951 events

    J. D. Salinger Publishes The Catcher in the Rye July 16, 1951

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    J. D. Salinger publishes his popular yet controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Date: July 16, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia β†’ πŸ“… Other events on July 16 πŸ“… Events on this day in 1951 πŸ“… On This Day (Today)

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