Venera 5 Lands on Venus, Soviet Space Probe, May 16, 1969
Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus. Date: May 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus. Date: May 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
An Antonov An-24 crashes into a kindergarten building in Svetlogorsk, killing 35. Date: May 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today)
Josip Broz Tito is elected president for life of Yugoslavia. Date: May 16, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today)
Junko Tabei from Japan becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Date: May 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today)
A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine. Date: May 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today)
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress. Date: May 16, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today)
Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country. Date: May 16, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)
In Morocco, 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks. Date: May 16, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 2003 π On This Day (Today)
Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35β23 National Assembly vote. Date: May 16, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 2005 π On This Day (Today)
STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour. Date: May 16, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today)