Today in History
Listings for Monday, May 16, 2022.
Birthdays:
- 1718 M.G. Agnesi --1799
- 1801 William H. Seward, bought Alaska at $0.02/acre.
- 1905 Henry Fonda
- 1952 Pierce Brosnan
- 1955 Debra Winger
- 1966 Janet Jackson
- 1969 Tracey Gold
- 1973 Tori Spelling
Events:
- Armed Forces Day
- 1866 Congress authorizes nickel 5-cent piece (the silver half-dime was used up to this point).
- 1929 1st Oscars announced (best film was 'Wings').
- 1971 First Class Mail now costs 8 cents (was 6 cents).
That's all for today.
