January 16, 1919; Prohibition and The Rise of Al Capone Prohibition began in America on this day. The 13-year ban on alcohol led to resentment, gangsterism, bribery, murder and widespread flouting of the law. January 16, 1920; Weekly Quiz for January 13 - 19 Who was the 1st American President to travel overseas by airplane?

January 16 significant news events for this day include Hitler Retreats to his Bunker, Corvette Car is First Presented, Operation Desert Storm Commences, Space Shuttle Columbia Explodes on Re-Entry, Bird Flu Epidemic Increases

January 16, 1998. Sen. John Glenn of Ohio, at age 77, is selected by NASA to make a space shuttle flight in October 1998 to test the effects of space travel on aging; Glenn was one of the original team of U.S. astronauts and in 1962 was the first American to orbit the Earth. SHOW ANOTHER EVENT.

What Happened On This Day – January 16 2005 Adriana Iliescu gives birth at the age of 66. The Romanian university lecturer broke the record for the world's oldest birth mother. 1992 The civil war in El Salvador ends. The war had lasted over 12 years and left more than 75,000 people dead. 1979 The Shah of Iran flees the country