Today in History: May 16

Today is Monday, May 16, the 137th day of 2016. There are 229 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 16, 1966, China launched the Cultural Revolution, a radical, youth-driven reform movement aimed at bolstering Chairman Mao Zedong while purging the country of “counter-revolutionaries.” It’s been estimated that during the decade of upheaval that followed, hundreds of thousands of people, perhaps more, died as a direct or indirect result of the Cultural