May 16 in History Highlights Across Years
Today marks May 16, a date with notable events from 1929 when the first Academy Awards were presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with Wings winning best production and Emil Jannings and Janet Gaynor named best actor and actress. Other items include Marie Antoinette’s 1770 marriage, 1866 minting of the 5 cent piece, the 1960 Paris summit collapse after the U-2 incident, and the 1977 Pan Am Building heliopter crash in New York.
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Janet Gaynor
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI of
France
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Senate
Andrew Johnson
CBS News
George Park
Salonica
Greece
Paris
Soviet Union
New York Airways
Pan Am
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Bible Verse Focused on God’s Unique Lordship
A biblical quotation from Isaiah 45 5 6 emphasizes the LORD as the sole God, declaring there is none besides Him and that He girds His people though they do not know Him. It asserts His universal sovereignty from sunrise to sunset.
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Saudi Arabia
Pearl Harbor
Jordan
U S Forces Seize 260 Prisoners in Tikrit Raid
Heavily armed U S Army troops swept a Tikrit area village before dawn capturing more than 260 prisoners, including a top-55 target. About 230 detainees to be released later. five Iraqi security figures among those detained.
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L. Paul Bremer
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Officials warn of more attacks against Americans
In Riyadh the deadly car bombings of residential compounds killed 34 people, eight Americans, prompting U S officials to warn of further assaults. A six member FBI team arrived to assess needs for the investigation as ambassador Robert Jordan urged cooperation between the United States and Saudi authorities.
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Obituary notices from Baytown area memorializing 5 residents
Mary Frances Lewis 85 of Baytown died May 13 2003 born April 12 1918 in Orange Texas a Rice University graduate and longtime Exxon and Sterling Municipal Library staffer. Jehnnie Eubanks Sanford 85 Baytown died May 15 2003 survivor list includes daughter and caregiver and grandchildren. E C Jack Yandell 97 Highlands died May 14 2003 born July 11 1905 longtime Humble Oil employee and church member. Dorothy Regina Moore Viles died May 13 2003 longtime Baytown resident Trinity Church member. Funeral service and memorial details listed for each with connections to Navarre Earthman Settegast-Kopf and local churches.
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St. Cecilia's Guild
St. James House
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Sandra Lewis
Argyle
Atlaw
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Ron Cauble
San Marcos
Margaret Lewis
San Antonio
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Joe
Paul Lewis
Ashley
Kevin Cauble
Lisa
Kathryn Cauble
Anne Sears
Mary Sears
William Cauble
Trinity Episcopal Church Endowment Fund
West Main
Baytown
West Baker
Sterling Municipal Library
Wilbanks
Trinity Episcopal Church
Navarre Funeral Home
Rollingbrook
Jehnnie Eubanks Sanford
Jehmnie
Haston
Mexia
Sam Houston State
Huntsville
St. Paul’s
Susan Hewett
Larry
Mary Arceneaux
Florene Davis
Denton
Jimmy Spence
Katie Spence
Austin
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Dottie Dumas
Rosewood Cemetery
Larry Hewett
Don Hewett
Willie Spence
James Spence
Larry Spence
E.C
Jack” Yandell
Highlands
Johnson, Co
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Humble Oil and Refining Co
Highlands United Methodist Church
Jack
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Roquemore Yandell
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Seguin
Clyde D
Bud" Yandell
Linda J. Yandell
Houston
Orvette Carlé
Cotler
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Fayette
Earthman
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Jewel M. Bemrase
Joseph M. Viles
Ames
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Sugar Land
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Saxon
Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
Lawndale
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Eugene V DeLeon obituary notice in Houston area
Eugene V DeLeon, 38, of Houston, died Wednesday May 14 2003 in a Houston hospital. Services are pending with Santana Funeral Directors Baytown.
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Eugene V. DeLeon
Houston
Santana Funeral’ Directors
Baytown
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