September 16 in History

... - The United Kingdom conquered Cape Town, South Africa. 1810 - With the Grito de Dolores , Father Miguel Hidalgo began Mexico's fight for independence from Spain. 1830 - The Boston Daily Advertisor published Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem about the USS Constitution, "Old Ironside", which resulted in the ship's preservation as a United States treasure. 1893 - American settlers raced into ...