TUESDAY, April 16, 2024

1900-U.S. Post Office issues first books of postage stamps

1922-German-Russia treaty signed in Italy, Soviet Union recognized

1924-Child labor laws strengthened in Holland

1942-Japanese occupying army on Java installs film censorship

1945-Red Army begins Battle of Berlin

1947-Lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated (New York)

1948-Organization for European Economic Cooperation forms in Paris

1956-First solar powered radios go on sale

1962-Brazil nationalizes U.S. businesses

1975-Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh

1977-Alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia

1982-Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution

1987-The U.S. Federal Communications Commission imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves

1987-Pulitzer prize awarded to August Wilson for "Fences"

1992-Afghanistan President Najibullah resigns