Updated May 15, 2012, 2:28 pm
On May 16, 1868, the United States Senate failed by one vote to convict President Andrew Johnson as it took its first ballot on one of 11 articles of impeachment against him. (Johnson was acquitted of all charges.)
On May 16, 1882, Anne O’Hare McCormick, the American journalist who became the first woman on the editorial board of The New York Times, was born. Following her death on May 29, 1954, her obituary appeared in The Times.
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On This Date
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1770 Marie Antoinette, age 14, married the future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15. 1868 The U.S. Senate failed by one vote to convict President Andrew Johnson as it took its first ballot on one of 11 articles of impeachment against him. (He was acquitted of all charges.) 1920 Joan of Arc was canonized. 1929 The first Academy Awards were presented during a banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. 1966 The album “Blonde on Blonde” by Bob Dylan was released. 1966 The album “Pet Sounds” by the Beach Boys was released. 1975 Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. 1990 Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. died at age 64. 1990 “Muppets” creator Jim Henson died at age 53. 1991 Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress. 1997 Zaire’s president, Mobutu Sese Seko, ended 32 years of autocratic rule, giving control of the country to rebel forces. 2002 The remains of kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl were unearthed in Pakistan. 2003 Five simultaneous suicide attacks claimed the lives of 33 victims and a dozen suicide bombers in Casablanca, Morocco. 2005 Newsweek magazine retracted a story that claimed investigators had found evidence the Quran was desecrated by interrogators at the U.S. naval prison at Guantanamo Bay. The story had sparked deadly protests in Afghanistan. 2007 Nicolas Sarkozy took over from Jacques Chirac as France’s president. Current Birthdays
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Singer Janet Jackson turns 46 years old today.
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Actor David Boreanaz (“Bones,” “Angel”) turns 43 years old today.
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1929 John Conyers, U.S. representative, D-Mich., turns 83 1931 Lowell Weicker, Former Connecticut governor and U.S. senator, turns 81 1943 Dan Coats, U.S. senator, R-Ind., turns 69 1953 Pierce Brosnan, Actor, turns 59 1955 Olga Korbut, Gymnast, turns 57 1955 Debra Winger, Actress, turns 57 1959 Mare Winningham, Actress, turns 53 1964 Boyd Tinsley, Rock musician (The Dave Matthews Band), turns 48 1967 Brian F. O’Byrne, Actor, turns 45 1969 Tucker Carlson, Political correspondent, turns 43 1969 Tracey Gold, Actress (“Growing Pains”), turns 43 1970 Gabriela Sabatini, Tennis Hall of Famer, turns 42 1973 Tori Spelling, Actress (“Beverly Hills 90210”), turns 39 1986 Megan Fox, Actress, turns 26 1977 Melanie Lynskey, Actress (“Two and a Half Men”), turns 35
Historic Birthdays
Anne O’Hare McCormick 5/16/1882 – 5/29/1954 English-born American journalist; member of the New York Times editorial board.Go to obituary »
50 Sir Dudley North 5/16/1641 – 12/31/1691
English economist and merchant71 William Henry Seward 5/16/1801 – 10/10/1872
American politician; secretary of state (1861-69)89 Elizabeth Palmer Peabody 5/16/1804 – 1/3/1894
American educator; opened the first kindergarten in the United States68 Philip Armour 5/16/1832 – 1/6/1901
American entrepreneur; headed the Armour meatpacking enterprises65 Walter Yust 5/16/1894 – 2/29/1960
American editor in chief of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1938-1960)77 Henry Fonda 5/16/1905 – 8/12/1982
American stage and film actor68 H. E. Bates 5/16/1905 – 1/29/1974
English novelist and short-story writer74 Woody Herman 5/16/1913 – 10/29/1987
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader61 Billy Martin 5/16/1928 – 12/25/1989
American professional baseball player and manager68 Betty Carter 5/16/1930 – 9/26/1998
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