Today in History: August 16

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 16, the 229th day of 2016. There are 137 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Aug. 16, 1777, American forces won the Battle of Bennington in what was considered a turning point of the Revolutionary War.
On this date:
In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War of 1812.
In 1858, a telegraphed message from Britain’s Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.
In 1937,