This Happened Today, August 16…
1984 – SS Andrea Doria, an ocean liner ship, had its safe opened
1906 – 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile
1958 – Madonna, pop singer, was born
1989 – Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster
2011 – In England, two men who created a Facebook site to incite violence during the riots are sentenced to four years imprisonment