This Day in History: February 16th

Here is a list of 10 historical events that took place on February 16th, listed in chronological order:

1. 600: Pope Gregory the Great decree on saying “God bless You” after a sneeze.
2. 1741: Benjamin Franklin’s General Magazine (2nd US magazine) begins publishing.
3. 1804: 1st self-propelled locomotive on rails demonstrated, in Wales.
4. 1868: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms (New York, NY).
5. 1918: Lithuania proclaims its independence from Russia.
6. 1923: Archaeologist Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
7. 1959: Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista flees.
8. 1968: In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
9. 1987: The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed “Ivan the Terrible,” begins in Jerusalem.
10. 2005: The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, regulating greenhouse gases for the first time.

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