Romania Signs Secret Treaty with Entente Powers, Joins Allies August 17, 1916
Date: August 17, 1916
Date: August 17, 1916
In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles. Date: September 8, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 8 π Events on this day in 1916…
Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40. Date: July 22, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 22 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Migratory Bird Treaty Signed by…
World War I: Germany declares war on Romania. Date: August 28, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 28 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Preparedness Day Bombing in San Francisco Kills Ten, Injures 40, July 22, 1916Battle of Delville Wood Begins…
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto. Date: August 2, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 2 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Mary Pickford Signs First Million-Dollar Film Contract, June…
Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States. Date: October 16, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 16 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Ernest Shackleton Rescues Stranded Men on Elephant Island, August 30, 1916Preparedness Day Bombing…
The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients. Date: February 24, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 24 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Arab Revolt Against Ottoman Empire Begins June 5, 1916Black…