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Old 05-16-2009, 10:39 AM
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May 16th
1868 ~ The U.S. Senate failed to convict President Andrew Johnson of the articles of impeachment against him.

1943 ~ The Jewish Warsaw ghetto uprising ended.

1955 ~ Birthday of Olga Korbut, gymnast.

1966 ~ Birthday of Janet Jackson, Super Bowl Half Time Flasher.

1966 ~ The Chinese Cultural Revolution started when The Communist Party issued the "May 16 Notice".

1969 ~ The Soviet space probe Venera 5 landed on Venus.

1990 ~ Death of Sammy Davis, Jr., Entertainer.

1990 ~ Death of Jim Henson, Puppeteer.

2002 ~ Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones opened in theaters.

2005 ~ Newsweek magazine retracted its Koran abuse story that started protests in Afghanistan.
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