Historical Events of November 16(Part-III)

• 1903 V Herbert & H Smith's musical "Babette" premieres in NYC
• 1905 Dutch Russian Count Witte becomes Prime Minister of Russia
• 1907 Oklahoma becomes the United States 46th state
• 1908 Arturo Toscanini begins conducting NY's Metropolitan Opera
• 1909 EVV Eindhoven soccer team forms
• 1914 Federal Reserve System formally opens
• 1914 Pope Benedict XV calls for peace
• 1916 Eugene O'Neill's "Bound East for Cardiff" premieres in NYC
• 1916 I. Berlin, V. Herbert, H. Blossoms musical premieres in NYC
• 1916 Russian La Satannaya ammunition factory explodes, killing 1,000
• 1917 British occupy Tel Aviv and Jaffa
• 1918 Hungarian People's Republic declared
• 1919 Admiral Horthy conquers Budapest from Béla Kuns Soviet Republic
• 1920 Australia's Qantas airways founded in Winton, Queensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited
• 1920 1st postage stamp meter is set in Stamford Conn
• 1922 Pope Pius XI calls on Belgian people to unite
• 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL & major-league football record)
• 1925 American Association for Advancement of Atheism forms (NY)
• 1925 Philip Barry's "In a Garden" premieres in NYC
• 1926 NY Rangers 1st game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0