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On May 16, learn about the most interesting events and historical facts from across history. The 136th day of the Gregorian calendar is May 16th. On this day, Queen Elizabeth addressed the United States Congress for the first time; the first Academy Awards were given out; and President Andrew Johnson was acquitted of impeachment by a single vote in the United States Senate.
Taurus is the zodiac sign for May 16th. Janet Jackson and Liberace were both born on May 16th. It’s National Mimosa Day today. (May 16, 1943) (May 16, 1955) (May 16, 1966) (May 16, 1975) (May 16, 1986) (May 16, 2019) (Died on May 16, 2021)
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On this day in 1943, Nazi troops put down the month-long Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, in which Polish Jews commanded by Mordecai Anielewicz and the Jewish Fighting Organization fought deportation to Treblinka. 
Olga Korbut, a Soviet gymnast who enthralled audiences with her attractiveness, youth, and petite size at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where she won three gold medals, was born in Belorussia (now Belarus). 
Pet Sounds, a melancholy pastiche of songs reflecting the pangs of unrequited love and other coming-of-age experiences, was released by the American rock group the Beach Boys. 
The first woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest was Tabei Junko of Japan, who was accompanied by Ang Tsering of Nepal. 
Top Gun, an action movie that made Tom Cruise an international sensation, was released in American theatres. 
I.M. Pei, a Chinese-American architect noted for his massive, elegantly planned metropolitan buildings and complexes, died at the age of 102.
Bruno Covas, Brazilian lawyer, politician (b.1980).
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