Historical events that took place on the 16th
of August
1898: The patent for the roller coaster was
given to Edwin Prescott
1904: The building of the Grand Central
Station began in New York City
1907: Abd al-Hafid proclaimed himself as the sultan
of Morocco
1924: The Dutch-Turkish peace treaty was signed
1940: 45 German aircrafts were shot down over
England
1948: The Israeli pound became a legal tender
1960: The Republic of Congo was formed
1977: The United States performed a nuclear
test at a Nevada Test Site
1985: Pop singer, Madonna got married to Sean
Penn on her 27th birthday
1987: 156 people died after a Northwest
Airline’s plane crashed in Detroit
1988: Nelson Mandela was struck with
tuberculosis
2010: The United States military forces used
an air strike to kill an al-Qaeda leader responsible for planning suicide
bombings
2013: At least 26 people died and 200 people
went missing after a cargo ship collided with a ferry in Cebu, Philippines
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