On this day in history - January 16

What Happened On This Day – January 16

• 2005 Adriana Iliescu gives birth at the age of 66

  The Romanian university lecturer broke the record for the world's oldest birth mother.

• 1992 The civil war in El Salvador ends

  The war had lasted over 12 years and left more than 75,000 people dead.

• 1979 The Shah of Iran flees the country

  As a consequence, Ayatollah Khomeini later took power and proclaimed the Islamic Republic.

• 1919 Prohibition begins in the United States

  The 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.