May 16 in History , 218 Julia Maesa is banished to Syria , 1771 Battle of Alamance in North Carolina , 1843 First major wagon train heading to the Pacific Northwest departs Elm Grove , Mo , 1868 President Andrew Johnson is aquitted in his impeachment trial by one vote . 1866 Congress devalues money by eliminating the silver Half Dime and replacing it with a nickel , 1918 Congress passes Sedition Act of 1918 making criticism of govt imprisonable .
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