16 February It happened today…….

1834  Lionel Lukin, inventor of lifeboat dies.

1939  Nylon stockings go on sale in US.

1945  US forces capture Bataan.

1959  US tennis player John McEnroe is born.

1959  Fidel Castro sworn in as Cuban leader.

1960  USS nuclear submarine Triton begins underwater voyage around the world.

 

 

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