Today in American History - June 16
1763 - Chief Pontiac destroyed a British garrison at Fort Venango.
1858 - Abraham Lincoln gave his "House Divided" speech in which he stated that a government can not endure half slave and half free
1935 - The Social Security Act was passed by the House of Representatives as part of the New Deal.
Deaths:
1977 - Werner Von Braun, German born rocket scientist
Choose Another Day:
Yesterday | Tomorrow | Choose Your Date