Date: June 30, 1916
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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…
World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by the Austrian army. Date: April 18, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Black Tom explosion in New York Harbor kills four and destroys some $20,000,000 worth of military goods. Date: July 30, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Easter Rising Battle of Mount Street Bridge,…
The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita. Date: December 30, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 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…
Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later. Date: December 30, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in…
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 1916Everett Massacre Shootout in Washington,…