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Show THIS DATK IN HISTORY, MAY 16.' 1770 Marriage of Marl Antoinette and Louis, the French Uauphiu. 1811 United States frigate President fires on English En-glish frigate Little Belt for Intercepting American Amer-ican merchant veaaels. 1880 Death ot Jean BaptiaM Fourier, French nat. ural philosopher; born 17BS. 1859 lira ravages Key West, Fla.j loss nearly $3,000,000. 1890 -Republican convention at Cnicago nominates Abraham Lincoln for president. 186J Vicksburg campaign; battle of Champion Hills, Miaa. Union lou, a U7; Confederate loss, 8,400. 18U Operation! around Bermuda Hundred, Va. ( Union loss during battles, l.iiOO; Confederate, 3,000. 1899 Five cent nickels authorized by congress. 1998 United Statee senate vote to reject Article 11 of impeachment ot Andrew Johnson. 1871 The Column Vendome ia Paris overthrow by the Commune. 1875 Earthquake destroys 14,000 persons at Cu cut, on boundary ot Colombia, South America. Amer-ica. 1861 Hon. Buncos CouUing reatsca from the United States senate. |