From the Marketplace Datebook, here’s a look at what’s coming up April 16, 2014:
- In Washington, the Commerce Department reports on construction of new homes for March.
- The Federal Reserve releases its latest Beige Book summary of commentary on current economic conditions.
- “Protecting Your Personal Data: How Law Enforcement Works With the Private Sector to Prevent Cybercrime”: The name of a House field hearing being held in Philadelphia.
- Actor Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889.
- And aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867. He and his younger brother, Orville, took flight 36 years later.
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