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Today in History: May 16
1770 Marie Antoinette marries future King Louis XVI of France.

1863 At the Battle of Champion's Hill, Union General Ulysess S. Grant repulses the Confederates, driving them into Vicksburg.

1920 Joan of Arc is canonized in Rome.

1963 After 22 Earth orbits, Gordon Cooper returns to Earth, ending the last mission of Project Mercury.

1985 Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year

1986 Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from the dead on TV show "Dallas"

1990 Eugene Stoner and Mikhail Kalashnikov, the creators of the M16 rifle and the AK-47 rifle respectively, meet in Washington, D.C.

2021 Taiwan imposes tough restrictions against COVID-19 as a recent spike in cases threatens their up-to-now pandemic success

2023 Intense floods in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy causes 23 rivers to burst their banks, resulting in at least 13 deaths and cancellation of the F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix

Born on May 16

1804Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, founder of the first U.S. kindergarten.

1955 Olga Korbut, Olympic gymnast.

1981or2001 liz18lsu Naples, Corporate Tax Manager Hot picture poster

JOTD

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) found over 450 dead crows on I-35 this past week, and there was concern that they may have died from the Coronavirus.

A veterinary epidemiologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was NOT Coronavirus (COVID-19).
The cause of death was actually from vehicular impacts. However, during analysis it was noted that varying colors of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws. By analyzing these paint residues it was found that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% were killed by cars.
KDOT then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills.
The Ornithological Behaviorist quickly concluded that when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow to warn of danger.
They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah","Cah" not a single one could shout "Truck"!!!