On This Day for 6/16 - A woman travels in space for the first time, the FDIC is created, and more

To view this email as a web page, click [here.]( On This Day June 15 Biography of the Day [Joyce Carol Oates, 1992.]( [Joyce Carol Oates]( American writer [Joyce Carol Oates]( noted for her vast literary output in a variety of styles and genres and for her particularly effective depictions of violence and evil in modern society, was born on this day in 1938. On This Day [Valentina V. Tereshkova.]( 1963: First woman in space On this day in 1963, Soviet cosmonaut [Valentina V. Tereshkova]( became the first woman to travel in space, having been launched into orbit aboard the spacecraft [Vostok]( 6, which completed 48 orbits in 71 hours. More Events On This Day 2012: [Liu Yang.]( Yang]( became the first Chinese woman in space when she and two other crew members were launched aboard the spacecraft [Shenzhou]( 9. 1976: South African police fired on a group of [Soweto]( students marching in protest against state plans to impose the [Afrikaans]( language as a medium of instruction in black schools, igniting a massive popular uprising. 1933: [Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937.]( [Hundred Days]( period of U.S. President [Franklin D. Roosevelt]( came to a close, with the bulk of his [New Deal]( legislation passed. 1933: [The FDIC building in Arlington, Virginia.]( [Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]( (FDIC) was created under authority of the Federal Reserve Act of 1933. 1932: The [Lausanne Conference]( held to liquidate Germany's payment of reparations to the former [Allied]( and Associated powers of [World War I]( opened. 1917: [Katharine Graham]( publisher [Katharine Graham]( owner and publisher of [The Washington Post]( and Newsweek magazine, was born in New York City. 1911: [International Business Machine Corporation]( (IBM), a leading American [computer]( manufacturer, was incorporated. 1903: [Henry Ford]( [Ford Motor Company]( was founded by [Henry Ford]( and 11 associate investors. 1874: [Arthur Meighen, 1920.]( Meighen]( leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister of [Canada]( (1920–21, 1926), was born. [Home]( [Advocacy for Animals]( [Newsletters]( [Feedback]( [Help]( Please note that if you do not open or click on any On This Day email during any consecutive 30-day period, we reserve the right to remove your address from the active mailing list. This policy does not apply to RSS feeds. Follow: [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( This email was sent by: Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois, 60654, United States To Unsubscribe, [click here](. © 2018 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( — [Help](