November 16
What happened on this day:
1821 The Santa Fe Trail is used by a trader for the first time.
1896 First transmission of electricity between a power plant and a city was sent from the Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant to Buffalo, New York.
1904 The vacuum tube, precursor to the transistor, is invented by John Ambrose Fleming.
1959 The Sound of Music, a Broadway musical, opens.
2001 The first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, is released.
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Famous Birthdays:
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42 BC Tiberius : Roman Emperor
1952 Shigeru Miyamoto : Nintendo game designer
1964 Dwight Gooden : Baseball pitcher
1970 Marth Plimpton : Movie Actress
1977 Maggie Gyllnehaal : Movie Actress
1977 Oksana Baiul : Figure Skater
1982 Amare Stoudemire : NBA Pro Basketball Player
1984 Kimberly Brown : Disney Channel Movie Actress
