Interesting things that happened February 16th:

Birthdays on this date:

• In 1823 Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden, organized First Virginia Partisan Rangers
• In 1838 Henry Adams, historian
• In 1884 Robert Flaherty, father of the documentary film
• In 1886 Van Wyck Brooks, writer (Makers and Finders)
• In 1903 Edgar Bergen (in Decatur, MI), ventriloquist, comedian, actor, brought Charlie McCarthy to life
• In 1918 Patty Andrews (in Minneapolis, MN), singer (The Andrews Sisters)
• In 1956 James Ingram, soul musician, singer, songwriter
• In 1959 Kelly Tripucka, basketball player (Pistons, Jazz, Hornets)
  + John McEnroe, tennis player, brat
• In 1961 Andy Taylor, songwriter, singer, guitarist (Duran Duran)
• In 1964 Christopher Eccleston, actor, ninth Doctor (Doctor Who)

Events worth noting:

• In 1883 Ladies' Home Journal begins publication.
• In 1909 First subway car with side doors goes into service (New York).
• In 1914 First airplane flight to Los Angeles from San Francisco.
• In 1918 Lithuania declares independence from Russia.
• In 1923 Howard Carter finds Pharaoh Tutankhamen's burial chamber.
• In 1937 Nylon patented by W. H. Carothers.
• In 1938 US Federal Crop Insurance program authorized.
• In 1945 US forces land on Corregidor (complete conquest on March 3).
• In 1946 First commercially designed helicopter tested at Bridgeport, CT.
• In 1951 San Francisco City Hall dome fire.
• In 1959 Fidel Castro assumes power in Cuba.
• In 1961 First all solid propellant rocket put into orbit from Wallops Island, VA.
• In 1964 Beatles' second appearance on Ed Sullivan show.
• In 1978 First Computer Bulletin Board System (Ward & Randy's CBBS, Chicago).

And remember ...

• International Friendship Month
• National Children's Dental Health Month
• Chocolate Month
• National National Awareness Month Awareness Month