On this day in history - Today, May, 16

Today in History

• 1975 Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to conquer Mount Everest

  The ascent by the Japanese adventurer came 22 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay beca

• 1966 In China, the Cultural Revolution begins

  The publication of the May 16 notification marks the beginning of the political campaign, which was

• 1960 Theodore Maiman fires the first functional laser

  The American physicist's invention, an advancement of earlier research by scientists in the U.S. and

• 1929 The Oscars are awarded for the first time

  The first Academy Awards were presented at a private dinner with about 270 attendees. Today, it is t

• 1919 Albert Cushing Read takes off on the first transatlantic flight in history

  The crossing from New York State, USA to Lisbon, Portugal on a Curtiss NC-4 flying boat took 19 days