births
June 16, 1738
Mary Katherine Goddard, American publisher (died 1816)
Mary Katharine Goddard
Mary Katharine Goddard was an early American publisher, and the postmaster of the Baltimore Post Office from 1775 to 1789. She was the older sister of William Goddard, also a publisher and printer. She was the second printer to print the Declaration of Independence. Her copy, the Goddard Broadside, was commissioned by Congress in 1777, and was the first to include the names of the signatories. In 1998, Goddard was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. Goddard owned a slave named Belinda Starling. Upon her death in 1816, Goddard's will posthumously freed Starling and bequeathed to her all of Goddard's property.
June 16
June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 198 days remain until the end of the year.