Sept 16
1620 The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England, with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World
1795 British capture Cape Town, South Africa, from the Dutch
1810 Priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rings the church bells in Dolores, Mexico, issuing a call to arms known as the "Grito de Dolores" (Cry of Dolores), calling for the end of Spanish rule. Celebrated today as Mexican Independence Day
1848 Slavery is abolished in all French territories
1869 Golf's first recorded hole-in-one is scored by Tom Morris at Prestwick's 8th hole in Scotland
1908 Carriage maker William C. Durant founds General Motors in Flint, Michigan
1920 The "Wall Street bombing" occurs at 12:01 when a horse-drawn wagon explodes on Wall Street, New York, killing 38 and injuring 143
1957 Los Angeles City Council approves a 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for the Dodgers
1963 Federation of Malaysia formed by Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak
1966 Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center, New York City, with Leontyne Price as Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra" by Samuel Barber
1989 14th Toronto International Film Festival: "Roger & Me" directed by Michael Moore wins the People's Choice Award
1997 Apple Computer Inc. names co-founder Steve Jobs as interim CEO
2015 700 million malaria cases prevented in Africa since 2000, according to a report by the University of Oxford in the "Nature" journal
For a full list of Historical Events on September 16
www.onthisday.com/events/september/16
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