First Anzac Day Commemorated at ANZAC Cove, April 25, 1916
Date: April 25, 1916
Date: April 25, 1916
World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when the second French offensive pushes the Germans back two or three kilometres, causing them to cease their attacks. Date: December 18, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 18 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More…
World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded. Date: July 1, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 1 π Events on this day in 1916 π 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 β π Other events on July 15 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Arab Revolt Declared by Hussein bin Ali June 10,…
Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance. Date: April 24, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 24 π Events on this day in 1916 π …
The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the USβMexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa. Date: March 16, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I:…
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 β π Other events on March 9 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Ernest Shackleton Rescues Stranded Men…