April 16

Friday 16, 1943:

Dr. Albert Hofmann discovers the psychedelic effects of LSD.

Tuesday 16, 1935:

Radio program Fibber McGee and Molly debuts.

Friday 16, 1926:

Lolly Willows by Sylvia Townsend Warner is distributed as the first Book-of-the-Month Club selection.

Monday 16, 1917:

Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd (present-day Saint Petersburg) from exile in Finland.

Saturday 16, 1881:

In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.

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