Event:
Union General Grant begin siege of Petersburg, Virginia
More Notable Events on June 16:
1995 Salt Lake City awarded the XIX Winter Olympics in 2002
1980 Supreme Court rules new forms of life created in labs could be patented
1933 U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FDIC, created
1893 R. W. Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack
1884 On Coney Island, the 1st roller coaster begins operating
