On This Day for June 16 - First woman in space, Joyce Carol Oates is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. June 16 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Joyce Carol Oates READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1963 First woman in space READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2017: German politician Helmut Kohl, who presided over the integration of East Germany into West Germany in 1990 and became the first chancellor of a unified Germany since 1945, died at age 87. [ Test your knowledge of German history.] 2012: Liu Yang became the first Chinese woman in space when she and two other crew members were launched aboard the spacecraft Shenzhou 9. [Take our quiz about famous astronauts and cosmonauts.] 1933: The Hundred Days period of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt came to a close, with the bulk of his New Deal legislation passed. [Test your knowledge of U.S. presidents.] 1911: International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), a leading American computer manufacturer, was incorporated. [Take our quiz about tech companies.] 1874: Arthur Meighen, leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister of Canada (1920–21, 1926), was born. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Canada.] 1976: South African police fired on a group of Soweto students marching in protest against state plans to impose the Afrikaans language as a medium of instruction in black schools, igniting a massive popular uprising. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about South Africa.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1971 Tupac Shakur American rapper and actor 1890 Stan Laurel actor and comedian 1951 Roberto Durán Panamanian boxer 1912 Enoch Powell British politician 1938 Joyce Carol Oates American author 1907 Jack Albertson American actor SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help