Today in History - History - May 16th

1996Sammy Sosa is 1st Chicago Cub to hit 2 HRS in 1 inning

1987Weird Al Yankovic performs live at 72nd National Orange Show

2007Nicolas Sarkozy becomes the 23rd President of France

1860-18] Chicago: Republican convention selects Abraham Lincoln as candidate

1947Billie Holiday is arrested in her New York apartment for possession of narcotics

2013Bill Gates becomes the world's richest man with $72.7 billion again after losing the position in 2008

1970Grover Henson Feels Forgotten by Bill Cosby hits #70

1982Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament

1980Paul McCartney releases "McCartney II" album

1993Laura Davies wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship

1953Pierce Brosnan, County Meath Ireland, actor (Remington Steele, Golden Eye)

1919[Wladziu Valentino] Liberace, West Allis Wisconsin, pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman)

1986Megan Fox, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, American actress (Transformers) and model

1966Janet Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, Michael's sister (Control)

1836US writer Edgar Allan Poe (26) marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia Clemm

1989MLB player Moises Alou (22) weds Austria Melo

1985Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82

1990Jim Henson, puppeteer (Sesame Street, Muppet Show), dies at 53