1. On September 16, 1960, Oregon City became the only city in the United States to have a completely functional municipal elevator system. The municipal elevators were built in the late 1800s to connect the upper and lower parts of the city, which were separated by steep cliffs.

2. In 1843, on September 16, the first official meeting of the Oregon Provisional Government was held at Champoeg, near present-day Salem. The government was established by a group of American pioneers who had settled in the Oregon Territory.

3. The Oregon State Fair, one of the largest annual events in the state, opened for the first time on September 16, 1861. The fair has been held every year since then (with the exception of a few years during World War II) and features agricultural exhibits, carnival rides, and live entertainment.

4. On September 16, 1853, the first issue of the Oregon Statesman newspaper was published in Salem. The newspaper, which is now known as the Statesman Journal, is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Oregon.

5. The Tillamook Burn, one of the largest wildfires in Oregon history, was finally declared fully contained on September 16, 1933, after burning for over a month. The fire, which was caused by logging practices and spread rapidly due to strong winds, burned over 300,000 acres of forestland in the Tillamook region along the Oregon Coast.