November 16 (place)

Events:

• 1841 - N.E. Guerin of New York receives a patent for his cork filled life preserver.
• 1864 - Sherman begins his march to the sea thru Georgia.
• 1907 - Oklahoma becomes the 46th state.
• 1933 - Roosevelt establishes diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.
• 1950 - The United Nations gets approval from the U.S. government for issuing postage stamps.
• 1955 - First speed-boat to exceed 200 miles per hour - DM Campbell.
• 1966 - Dr. Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury.
• 1973 - Skylab 4's astronauts are launched. The final Skylab mission.
• 1982 - Fifth Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 5 returns to Earth.
• 1984 - Fourteenth Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 2 returns to Earth.

• 1873 - William Handy, established the popularity of the blues in band music.
• 1895 - Paul Hindemith in Germany, composer
• 1896 - Jim Jordan, radio comic (Fibber McGee of Fibber McGee & Molly)
• 1901 - George Gallop, what's your opinion?
• 1908 - Burgess Meredith, Actor
• 1942 - Donna McKechnie in Pontiac, Michigan
• 1964 - Dwight Gooden (baseball: "The Doctor": NY Mets pitcher)
• 1967 - Lisa Bonet in San Francisco, California