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Browse Historical Events by Day: What Happened on August 16th?
Discover major events and cultural milestones that happened on this day — organized by year. Dates for earlier events may be approximate.
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The first successful transatlantic telegraph line is completed. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom sends a telegraph to U.S. President James Buchanan. Near-instantaneous communication between Europe and North America. Become a reality.
Gold was discovered in Rabbit Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory, resulting in the Great Klondike Gold Rush. More
A DC-9 Super 82 on Northwest Flight 255 crashes minutes aftertakeoff at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Michigan. The flight was headed to California with a Phoenix stopover. A four-year-old girl was the sole survivor of the accident,156 people died. The crash was caused by pilot error. More
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