Mary Pickford Signs First Million-Dollar Film Contract, June 24, 1916

Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic. Date: April 24, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World…

A British army defeats a force of the Darfur Sultanate under Sultan Ali Dinar due to its superior firepower in the battle of Beringia. Date: May 22, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916SS…

Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann become the first German aviators to earn the Pour le Mérite, receive the German Empire's highest military award, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft. Date: January 12, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅…

World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point. Date: April 29, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This…

Battle of Verdun: German attack captures Côte 265 at the west end of Mort-Homme but the French 75th Infantry Brigade manages to hold Côte 295 at the east end. Date: March 14, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day…

In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing). Date: July 15, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Lebanese Nationalists Executed in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square May 6,…