Today in history: Nov. 16
Major events that happened around the world on this day in history.
1939: Al Capone
In 1939, mob boss Al Capone, ill with syphilis, was released from prison after serving 7 1/2 years for tax evasion and failure to file tax returns.
1960: Clark Gable
In 1960, Academy Award-winning actor Clark Gable died in Los Angeles at age 59.
1966: Samuel H. Sheppard
In 1966, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard was acquitted in Cleveland at his second trial of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, in 1954.
1981: William Holden
In 1981, actor William Holden was found dead in his apartment in Santa Monica, California; he was 63.
2001: Anthrax Attacks
In 2001, Investigators found a letter addressed to Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., containing anthrax; it was the second letter bearing the deadly germ known to have been sent to Capitol Hill.
2004: Condoleezza Rice
In 2004, President George W. Bush picked National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to be his new secretary of state, succeeding Colin Powell.
2006: Nancy Pelosi & Steny Hoyer
In 2006, Democrats embraced Nancy Pelosi as the first woman House speaker in history, but then selected Steny Hoyer as majority leader against her wishes.
2009: Edward Woodward
Ten years ago: Actor Edward Woodward, 79, died in Cornwall, England.
2009: Space Shuttle Atlantis
Ten years ago: Space shuttle Atlantis blasted off with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station.
2014: Barack Obama
Five years ago: President Obama returned to Washington following the conclusion of the Group of 20 economic forum in Brisbane, Australia.
2014: Peter Kassig
Five years ago: The Islamic State group released a video featuring a masked militant standing over the severed head of Peter Kassig (KAS'-ihg), a former U.S. soldier-turned-aid worker in Syria; President Barack Obama denounced the killing as one of "pure evil."
2018: Jamal Khashoggi
One year ago: A U.S. official said intelligence officials had concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi (jah-MAHL' khahr-SHOHK'-jee).
2018: Jim Acosta
One year ago: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.
2018: Stacey Abrams
One year ago: Ten days after the election Democrat Stacey Abrams acknowledged that Republican Brian Kemp had won Georgia's gubernatorial race; Abrams had hoped to make history as America's first black woman governor.
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