Today is Saturday, April 16, the 108th day of 2016. There are 258 days left in the year.
1521 — Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms
1632 — Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed supreme commander
1705 — Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College
1724 — First Easter observed
1746 — Battle at Culloden Troops of "James VIII & III" defeat Charles Stuart
1777 — Battle of Bennington-New England’s Green Mountain Boys rout British
1787 — First American comedy “The Contrast” makes its debut in NYC
1789 — George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration
1818 — Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot amendment (unarmed U.S.-Canada border)