TODAY IN HISTORY

On May 16, 1929, the first Academy Awards were presented.

In 1939, the federal government began its first food stamp program in Rochester, New York.

In 1957, federal agent Eliot Ness, who organized “The Untouchables” team, died at age 54.

In 1960, the first working laser was demonstrated at Hughes Research Laboratories by physicist Theodore Maiman.

Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

In 1975,

In 1990, death claimed entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. at age 64 and “Muppets” creator Jim Henson at age 53.

In 2007, anti-war Democrats in the Senate failed in an attempt to cut off funds for the Iraq war.

In 2016, President Barack Obama called on the nation to support law enforcement officers.