16th November: Today In History

Today is Wednesday , November 16th, the 318, day of 2016. There are 45 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History;

Events: 
1821   The Santa Fe Trail is used by a trader for the first time. 
1896   First transmission of electricity between a power plant and a city was sent from the Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant to Buffalo, New York. 
1904   The vacuum tube, precursor to the transistor, is invented by John Ambrose Fleming. 
1959   The Sound of Music, a Broadway musical, opens. 
2001   The first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, is released.

Birthdays: 
42 BC   Tiberius (Roman Emperor) 
1952   Shigeru Miyamoto (Nintendo game designer) 
1964   Dwight Gooden (Baseball pitcher) 
1970   Marth Plimpton (Actress) 
1977   Maggie Gyllnehaal (Actress) 
1977   Oksana Baiul (Figure Skater) 
1982   Amare Stoudemire (NBA basketball player) 
1984   Kimberly Brown (Disney Channel Actress)

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