Date: March 20, 1916
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreement partitioning former Ottoman territories such as Iraq and Syria. Date: May 16, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States. Date: November 7, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I: Britain Introduces Conscription January 27, 1916World War I: Battle of Verdun Begins…
World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest. Date: December 6, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Arab Revolt Declared by Hussein bin Ali June 10, 1916Governor-General of Korea Establishes Jahyewon Clinic for Hansen’s…
Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people. Date: November 7, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1916…
The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of seven lives. Date: February 3, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I: Britain Introduces Conscription…
World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins. Date: February 21, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Romania Declares War on Austria-Hungary, Enters WWI as Allied Nation, August 27, 1916World War I:…