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On May 16th... 1801 American statesman William Seward was born. 1919 Entertainer Liberace was born. 1963 Major L. Gordon Cooper landed safely after completing a 22-orbit space flight.
Thomas MacDonough entered the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 and served with distinction during the Tripolitan Wars in the Mediterranean. As commander of the Lake Champlain squadron during the War of 1812, he spearheaded a victory over the British at Plattsburg, New York, that ended a planned invasion of New York state.
John Barry was one of the first commanders in the Continental Army. During the Revolutionary War he and his crews enjoyed multiple major successes against the British Navy, even though they were frequently out-gunned. In 1797 he was officially commissioned as the first commanding officer in the United States Navy.
The United States Military Academy, commonly known as West Point, occupies about 16,000 acres on the west bank of the Hudson River, at West Point, New York. It was established on March 16, 1802.
Least Flycatcher (Empidomax minimus) This small member of the flycatcher family breeds across Canada and the northern United States, and winters in Mexico and Central America as far south as central Panama. It can only be distinguished from other flycatchers by its chebec song.
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson got his nickname after a fellow Confederate General saw his brigade firmly holding its line despite being well outnumbered. In 1862, his skillful maneuvering and battle tactics allowed his force of 17,000 men to defeat a Union force of some 60,000 men.
Nathanael Greene served with great distinction in the battles of Trenton, Brandwine and Monmouth, was with George Washington at Valley Forge, and personally directed the efforts to drive the British out of both South Carolina and Georgia.
Clownfish (Amphirion percula) are unique because they make their homes among the poisonous tentacles of sea anemones. They are also capable of changing from male to female when necessary.
Marcus Whitman, along with his wife Narcissa, established a mission near present-day Walla Walla, Washington, in 1836. In 1843, he accompanied about 1,000 settlers on the Oregon Trail into Oregon Territory, and subsequently spent the next several years helping other travelers on the trail.
Bette Davis (Ruth Elizabeth Davis) became a star with The Man Who Played God (1932), after which her career went through a series of ups and downs. She was nominated for several Academy Awards, and won two for Best Actress. She also won a Best Actress Emmy Award.
Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias excelled in basketball, baseball and track before turning her attention to golf. During the 1946-1947 season, she won seventeen straight tournaments, a record which has never been equaled by anyone (man or woman). She went on to become the first major money winner on the LPGA circuit.
European Earwig (Forficula auricularia) It is not known how earwigs got their common name, but they do not get into the ears of humans or any other animals except in rare cases when one may wander into an ear by accident because it is on the path the animal is following.
Onion The onion is an edible bulb produced by a biennial plant with the scientific name Alium cepa. The word onion is from the Latin word unio, meaning "single" or "one"; the name refers to the fact that the onion plant, unlike other plants of the same genus, only produces one bulb.
Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for declaring that people should not be punished for religious differences and subsequently founded the colony of Rhode Island.
Alfalfa Butterfly (Colias eurythemes) This butterfly has a wingspan of 1¼-2½ inches. It is distinguished from other sulphurs by its orange-yellow wings edged in black. One of the most common butterflies in North America, the alfalfa is found from southern Canada into central Mexico, except for the Florida peninsula.
Lentils have been cultivated for their nutritious seeds since ancient times. They are very rich in protein and carbohydrates and are usually used in casseroles, salads, and soups.
Stephen Foster Austin established the first Anglo-American colony in Texas in 1822. He subsequently oversaw a great influx of immigrants into Texas and did much to maintain peace between Texas and Mexico before declaration of Texas independence.
Hoover Dam (aka Boulder Dam) spans the Colorado River on the Arizona-Nevada border, about 25 miles southeast of Las Vegas. With a total height of 726.4 feet, it is the highest concrete dam in the UNited States, and the 18th highest in the world.
Thomas Hooker settled in Massachusetts as a Puritan pastor in 1633, but soon found himself disagreeing with leaders of the colony over how it should be governed. Faced with persecution, he and several of his followers relocated to what is now Hartford, Connecticut, in 1636.
Glacier National Park was named for the more than 50 named glaciers within its borders. Created in 1910, it became part of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, the first international park in the world, in 1932.