CoM Moderators Posted April 16 Posted April 16 1799 - Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor - Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre 1917 - 21st Boston Marathon won by Bill Kennedy in 2:28:37.2 1945 - World War II: Dutch town of Arnhem, site of failed Operation Market Garden, is freed by British and Canadian forces 1973 - 77th Boston Marathon: American double; Jon Anderson men's champion in 2:16:03; Jacqueline Hansen wins women's title in 3:05:59 1979 - Failed Palestinian attack on Zaventem Airport, Belgium 1987 - Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction 1992 - "Metro" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 13 performances 2006 - Colin Farrell reaches a confidential settlement with ex-girlfriend Nicole Narain to keep their 13-minute sex tape private 2007 - "Spider-Man 3" directed by Sam Raimi and starring Toby Maguire and Kristen Dunst premieres at the Tokyo Film Festival 2020 - Nationwide State of Emergency declared in Japan till 6 May due to the worsening COVID-19 outbreak More Historical Events »
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