April 16, 1746: The Jacobite uprising in England ends when Charles “Bonnie Prince Charlie” Stuart is defeated by the Duke of Cumberland.
April 16, 1912: Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
April 16, 1917: Lenin returned to Russia after 10 years in exile in Switzerland.
April 16, 1947: Most of Texas City, Tex., destroyed when French ship Grandcamp exploded.
April 16, 1972: China sent President Nixon two giant pandas as a gift.
April 16, 1999: Hockey great Wayne Gretzky announced his retirement.
April 16, 2007: A male student, Cho Seung-Hui, killed two in a Virginia Tech dorm, then killed 30 more 2 hours later in a classroom building. His suicide brought the death toll to 33, making the shooting rampage the most deadly in U.S. history. Fifteen others were wounded.
More events from This Day in History: April 16
April 16, 1746: The Jacobite uprising in England ends when Charles “Bonnie Prince Charlie” Stuart is defeated by the Duke of Cumberland.
April 16, 1912: Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
April 16, 1917: Lenin returned to Russia after 10 years in exile in Switzerland.
April 16, 1947: Most of Texas City, Tex., destroyed when French ship Grandcamp exploded.
April 16, 1972: China sent President Nixon two giant pandas as a gift.
April 16, 1999: Hockey great Wayne Gretzky announced his retirement.
April 16, 2007: A male student, Cho Seung-Hui, killed two in a Virginia Tech dorm, then killed 30 more 2 hours later in a classroom building. His suicide brought the death toll to 33, making the shooting rampage the most deadly in U.S. history. Fifteen others were wounded.
More events from This Day in History: April 16
