Date: April 24, 1916
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…
In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional. Date: January 24, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Pancho Villa Attacks Columbus, New…
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…
Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island. Date: May 6, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila. Date: March 8, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Easter Rising Ends: Irish…
Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. Date: March 9, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916SS Maloja Sinks After Mine…