July 16th, 1790: The District of Columbia was established as the capital of the United States with the Residence Act.
July 16th, 1935: The world’s first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
July 16th, 1941: Joe DiMaggio hit safely for the 56th consecutive game, a MLB record that still stands.
July 16th, 1945: The United States successfully detonated a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
July 16th, 1951: The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger was published.
July 16th, 1969: Apollo 11 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
July 16th, 2004: Chicago’s Millennium Park was opened to the public.
Actress Phoebe Cates turns 57 years old.
Will Ferrell turns 53 years old.
Actor Corey Feldman turns 49 years old.
July 16th is National Corn Fritters Day.
