April 16:
A.D. 73: The Jewish fortress of Masada falls to the Romans, ending the Jewish Revolt.
A.D. 1871: The German Empire ends all anti-Semitic civil restrictions.
Only to have them replaced less than three quarters of a century later....
A.D. 1922: Annie Oakley sets the woman's shooting record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row.
A.D. 1922: A German-Russian treaty is signed and the Soviet Union recognized.
A.D. 1945: The Red Army begins the Battle of Berlin.