This Day In History

September 16th

1620  The Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England
1810  Mexicans begins their revolt against Spanish rule
1893  The Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma opened for land rush by thousands of settlers
1940  US President Roosevelt makes the slective Service Act law, making it the first peacetime draft in US history
1974  US President Ford announces a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam war deserters and draft evaders

1638  King of France, Louis XIV
1914  Creator of Candid Camera Allen Funt

Top of the Chart Hits Courtesy of...

1999

• Genie in a Bottle - Christina Aguilera

• All Star - Smash Mouth

• If You Had My Love - Jennifer Lopez

• Last Kiss - Pearl Jam

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