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September 16th, A Day in History:

1620 The Pilgrims sail from England on the Mayflower.

1810 A revolution for independence breaks out in Mexico.

1864 Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest leads 4,500 men out of Verona, Miss. to harass Union outposts in northern Alabama and Tennessee.

1889 Robert Younger, in Minnesota's Stillwater Penitentiary for life, dies of tuberculosis. Brothers Cole and Bob remain in the prison.

1893 Some 50,000 "Sooners" claim land in the Cherokee Strip during the first day of the Oklahoma land rush.

1908 General Motors files papers of incorporation.

1920 Thirty people are killed in a terrorist bombing in New York's Wall Street financial district.

1945 Japan surrenders Hong Kong to Britain.

1950 The U.S. 8th Army breaks out of the Pusan Perimeter in South Korea and begins heading north to meet MacArthur's troops heading south from Inchon.

1972 South Vietnamese troops recapture Quang Tri province in South Vietnam from the North Vietnamese Army.

1974 Limited amnesty is offered to Vietnam-era draft resisters who would now swear allegiance to the United States and perform two years of public service.

1975 Administrators for Rhodes Scholarships announce the decision to begin offering fellowships to women.

Also Born on September 16

1838 James J. Hill, railroad builder.

1875 James Cash Penney, founder and owner of the J.C. Penny Company department stores.

1925 Charlie Byrd, jazz guitarist.

1925 B.B. King, blues guitarist.

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1620		The Pilgrims sail from England on the Mayflower.
1810		A revolution for independence breaks out in Mexico.
1864		Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest leads 4,500 men out of Verona, Miss. to harass Union outposts in northern Alabama and Tennessee.
1889		Robert Younger, in Minnesota's Stillwater Penitentiary for life, dies of tuberculosis. Brothers Cole and Bob remain in the prison.
1893		Some 50,000 "Sooners" claim land in the Cherokee Strip during the first day of the Oklahoma land rush.
1908		General Motors files papers of incorporation.
1920		Thirty people are killed in a terrorist bombing in New York's Wall Street financial district.
1945		Japan surrenders Hong Kong to Britain.
1950		The U.S. 8th Army breaks out of the Pusan Perimeter in South Korea and begins heading north to meet MacArthur's troops heading south from Inchon.
1972		South Vietnamese troops recapture Quang Tri province in South Vietnam from the North Vietnamese Army.
1974		Limited amnesty is offered to Vietnam-era draft resisters who would now swear allegiance to the United States and perform two years of public service.
1975		Administrators for Rhodes Scholarships announce the decision to begin offering fellowships to women.
Also Born on September 16
1838		James J. Hill, railroad builder.
1875		James Cash Penney, founder and owner of the J.C. Penny Company department stores.
1925		Charlie Byrd, jazz guitarist.
1925		B.B. King, blues guitarist.