On this date Sunday May 16th, Current R&B and Rock and Roll stars owe
their thanks to Mowtown Records that was started paving the way for
many black and African-American entertainers and musicians.(source:
Headline News)
Also on this date.. (from History Channel.com)
Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, dies in 1990 of pneumonia less
than 24 hours after being rushed to the hospital.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hands out its first
awards, at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood in . The awards were for
films that had opened between August 1, 1927 and July 31, 1928. The
Best Picture award went to Wings, starring Clara Bow and Gary Cooper.
Emil Jannings won the Best Actor award for The Last Command and The
Way of All Flesh.
At Versailles in 1770, Louis, the French dauphin, marries Marie
Antoinette, the daughter of Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa and
Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. France hoped their marriage would
strengthen its alliance with Austria, its longtime enemy. In 1774,
with the death of King Louis XV, Louis and Marie were crowned king
and queen of France.
From the start, Louis was unsuited to deal with the severe financial
problems he had inherited from his grandfather, King Louis XV. In
addition, his queen fell under criticism for her extravagance, her
devotion to the interests of Austria, and her opposition to reform of
the monarchy. Marie exerted a growing influence over her husband, and
under their reign the monarchy became dangerously alienated from the
French people. In a legendary episode, Marie allegedly responded to
the news that the impoverished French peasantry had no food to eat by
declaring "Let them eat cake."
