Battle of Verdun: Germans Capture Fort Douaumont, February 25, 1916

Easter Rising: Battle of Mount Street Bridge. Date: April 26, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Mary Pickford Signs First Million-Dollar Film Contract, June 24, 1916World War I: Russia Opens Brusilov Offensive in Galicia,…

Battle of Delville Wood begins as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916. Date: July 14, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Ottawa Parliament Centre Block Burns, Seven…

Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position. Date: June 5, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Albert Einstein submits his paper, "The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity", which establishes his general theory of relativity, to the journal Annalen der Physik. Date: March 20, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles. Date: September 8, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1916…