Laos Military Plane Crash Kills 17, May 17, 2014
A military plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people. Date: May 17, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Sykes-Picot Agreement Divides Ottoman Territories Between UK and France, May 16, 1916
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreement partitioning former Ottoman territories such as Iraq and Syria. Date: May 16, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Finnish White Guard Victory Parade in Helsinki, May 16, 1918
The victory military parade by the Finnish White Guard is held in Helsinki celebrating their decisive victory in the Finnish Civil War. The day also begin to be celebrated on the Defence Forces Flag Day before it is moved in 1942 to the June 4th. Date: May 16, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
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Sedition Act Passed, Criminalizing Wartime Government Criticism – May 16, 1918
The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later. Date: May 16, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This…
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Curtiss NC-4 Begins First Transatlantic Flight from Newfoundland May 16, 1919
A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight. Date: May 16, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Pope Benedict XV Canonizes Joan of Arc in Rome, May 16, 1920
In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc. Date: May 16, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)
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First Modern Performance of Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, May 16, 1925
The first modern performance of Claudio Monteverdi's opera Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria occurred in Paris. Date: May 16, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1925 📅 On This Day (Today)
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First Academy Awards Ceremony in Hollywood May 16, 1929
In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place. Date: May 16, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Operation Chastise: RAF Bomber Command Destroys Ruhr Dams, May 16, 1943
Operation Chastise is undertaken by RAF Bomber Command with specially equipped Avro Lancasters to destroy the Mohne, Sorpe, and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley. Date: May 16, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Ends, Holocaust, May 16, 1943
The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends. Date: May 16, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)
