August 16 is the 229th day of the year. There are 137 days remaining until the end of the year.
1829 Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker arrive in Boston to be exhibited
1858 Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan about handling the suspected homosexuality of her son, Arthur, since she figured Buchanan would know. . .if the rumors were true
1870 Fred Goldsmith demonstrates curve ball isn't an optical illusion
1920 Ray Chapman, of Indians is beaned by Yankees' Carl Mays fastball pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality
1930 The first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, is made by Ub Iwerks.
1962 Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer to reduce the band's pretty-boy quotient and solid drumming
1984 L.A. federal jury acquits auto maker John DeLorean on cocaine charges. You just know that the jury screened Back to the Future the night before the verdict. . .
1985 Madonna weds Sean Penn on her 27th birthday. And, how’s that work out, kids?
1988 Mayor Koch says he plans to wipe out street-corner windshield washers after they become increasingly aggressive. He doesn’t.
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