Event:
U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet the Dalai Lama in Washington, D.C. despite a warning from the People's Republic of China
More Notable Events on July 16:
1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy collides with Jupiter
1980 Ronald Reagan nominated for President by Republicans in Detroit
1926 National Geographic takes 1st natural-color undersea photos
1920 China joins the League of Nations
1790 Congress establishes District of Columbia
