This Day in History

April 16th in History

First woman to fly across the English Channel! In other news, DC ends slavery, Bat Masterson hangs up his guns, and Jack Kevorkian assists his first suicide. It's the birthday of Wilbur Wright, Charlie Chaplin, Dusty Springfield, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Madame Tussaud, Alexis de Tocqueville, and Ralph Ellison die. Happy Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day!

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Quote of the Day

"For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man. My disease has increased in severity and I feel that it will soon cost me an increased amount of money if not my life."

Wilbur Wright, aviation pioneer born April 16, 1867