Todayâs Highlight in History:
On April 16, 2007, in one of Americaâs worst school attacks, a college senior killed 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech before taking his own life.
On April 16:
In 1789, President-elect George Washington left Mount Vernon, Virginia, for his inauguration in New York.
In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia.
In 1867, aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright was born in Millville, Indiana (his brother Orville was born five years later in Dayton, Ohio).
In 1912, American aviator Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel, leaving Dover, England, and arriving near Calais, France, in 59 minutes.
Notable events on this day in history
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This day in history, April 16: College senior kills 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech before taking own life
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