WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023

1819 ― Manchester Massacre; English police charge at unemployed demonstrators

1829 ― Siamese twins Chang & Eng Bunker arrive in Boston to be exhibited

1863 ― Emancipation Proclamation signed

1870 ― Fred Goldsmith demonstrates curve ball isn't an optical illusion

1896 ― Gold discovered in the Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Alaska

1898 ― Roller coaster patented

1954 ― Sports Illustrated publishes its first issue

1960 ― Republic of the Congo (Zaire) forms

1981 ― Highest score in World Cup qualifier match (New Zealand-13, Fiji-0)

1988 ― IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence

1991 ― U.S. President George H.W. Bush declares recession is near an end