Date: April 24, 1916
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 1916Kingdom of Poland Proclaimed by…
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: In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight. Date: February 25, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Arab Revolt Declared…
Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States. Date: October 16, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Austrian Sabotage Sinks Italian Battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto, August 2, 1916Mary…
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…
World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia. Date: June 4, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Pavel Milyukov “Stupidity or Treason” Speech Topples Stürmer…