August 16th
1777
The Revolutionary War battle of Bennington, Vt., won by American forces.
1829
Chang and Eng, a pair of conjoined twins from Siam, arrived in Boston to be exhibited to the Western world. (The term Siamese twins became a common phrase for conjoined twins.)
1948
Baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York City at age 53.
1954
Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc.
1977
Elvis Presley died at Graceland, his Memphis,Tenn., home, from heart failure at age 42.
1981
Cal Ripken Jr. got his first major league hit.
1999
The first episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" aired on ABC.
Birthdays
79 Frank Gifford Football Hall of Famer
79 Tony Trabert Tennis Hall of Famer
76 Julie Newmar Actress ("Batman")
56 Kathie Lee Gifford TV host
55 James Cameron Director ("Titanic")
52 Tim Farriss Rock musician (INXS)
51 Angela Bassett Actress
51 Madonna Singer, actress
46 Steve Carell Actor ("The Office")
29 Vanessa Carlton Singer