Template:On this day/April 16

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

April 16:

• 1861 – Civil War: The USS Atlantic arrived off Santa Rosa Island and disembarks 1,000 men for the defense of Fort Pickens.
• 1915 – Lt. Patrick N. L. Bellinger successfully catapulted the AB-2 flying boat from a barge off the Pensacola Aeronautical Station.
• 1965 – A groundbreaking ceremony was held commencing construction of the University of West Florida.